7. Tapir

1. There are _______ species of tapir. The largest species is the black-and-white ________ tapir, which can grow up to _____ __________.
2. Tapirs love the ________ and are ___________ swimmers. They can even walk on the bottom of a _____ ___ _______ pretty quickly.
3. The word "tapir" comes from an indigenous Brazilian language and means __________. This is in reference to their ______.
4. Tapirs have ______ toes on each front foot and _________ toes on each back foot.
5. When threatened, tapirs will submerge themselves in a river and use their snouts like a ___________.
6. Tapirs are called ___________ ___ _____ __________ because their dung plants over 100 species of plants wherever they go.
7. According to Random House Dictionary, "tapir" can be pronounced at least two ways. It can rhyme with _________ or with ____________.