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|name     = Tapir
|image     = Typical RainWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg
|image     = RainTransparent.png
|age       = Around 110 at death (hatched in roughly 4,901 AS)
|age       = 110 years{{Ref|THK|71}} (hatched in 4,901 AS)
|gender     = Male
|gender   = Male
|tribe     = [[RainWings]]
|tribe     = [[RainWings]]
|occupation = RainWing captive
|powers    =  
|residence  =
|status    = Deceased (died in 5,011 AS)


|appeared   =  
|status    = Deceased (died in 5,011 AS)
|mentioned  = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom]]''
|death    = Starved himself to death
 
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|former    = Captive of the [[NightWings]]
 
|a1App    =
|a1Men    = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''
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'''Tapir '''was a male [[RainWings|RainWing]] who was mentioned in ''[[The Hidden Kingdom]]''. He died in [[NightWings|NightWing]] captivity after starving himself to death intentionally, refusing to eat the rotting, diseased meals the NightWings provided for the captured RainWings. He was mentioned several times by [[Kinkajou]] in ''The Hidden Kingdom''.
'''Tapir''' was an elderly male [[RainWing]] who was mentioned in ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''. He was one of the seventeen RainWings who were imprisoned on the [[NightWing island]] and died in [[NightWing]] captivity from intentional starvation. He was one the three RainWings who died on the island, along with [[Bright]] and [[Orangutan]].


==Biography==
== Biography ==
===''[[The Hidden Kingdom]]''===
=== The Dragonet Prophecy ===
Tapir was briefly mentioned when [[Queen Glory|Glory]] asked [[Mangrove]] about the missing RainWings. Mangrove claimed that Tapir was the oldest of the missing dragons, roughly 110 years of age. Tapir's age shows RainWings can grow to be much older than dragons from other tribes, most likely because RainWings have no wars to die from.
==== ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'' ====
Tapir was briefly mentioned by [[Mangrove]] to [[Glory]] when she asked him about the missing RainWings. Mangrove claimed that Tapir was the oldest of the lost [[dragons]], being roughly one hundred ten years of age.


While imprisoned by the NightWings, Glory was told by Kinkajou that the food the RainWings were brought was disgusting and rotten, and that Tapir eventually let himself starve to avoid having to eat the carrion. Later, when defending Glory's decision to challenge [[Magnificent|Queen Magnificent]], Kinkajou mentioned that Tapir, [[Bright]], and [[Orangutan]] had already died; most of the tribe still didn't believe her, but some, such as [[Tamarin]], did.
While imprisoned by the NightWings, Glory was told by [[Kinkajou]] that the food the NightWings brought the RainWings was disgusting and rotten and that Tapir eventually let himself starve to death to avoid having to eat it. Later, when defending Glory's decision to [[Dragon royalty#RainWing Royal Challenge|challenge]] [[Magnificent]] for the [[Dragon royalty|throne]], Kinkajou mentioned that Tapir, Bright, and Orangutan had already "died awful deaths, alone and far away from everything and everyone they loved."


==Trivia==
== Trivia ==
* Tapir was one of the oldest known dragons in the series with a confirmed age (besides [[King Darkstalker|Darkstalker]] and [[Foeslayer]]).
* Dying at around one hundred ten years old,{{Ref|THK|71}} Tapir was one of the oldest known dragons whose longevity was not caused by [[animus magic]].
* He was the oldest RainWing to be kidnapped by the NightWings.
 
*Tapir was one of only a few dragons that have been known to have led a longer life. [[Tui T. Sutherland]] confirmed that dragons live to about 150 years of age before dying of natural causes.
== References ==
*Tapir was the second dragon to have committed suicide, the first being [http://wingsoffire.wikia.com/wiki/Horizon Horizon].
{{References}}


==Gallery==
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Typical RainWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical RainWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
RainTransparent.png|A typical RainWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
RainWingGer.jpg|A typical RainWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
Undescribedcolor1byHeronLineart.png|By Heron
Those Nightwings....png|Those Nightwings... (Tapir ShadowArt)
TapirTDLA.png|Tapir in the Night Kingdom, by ThatDragonLayingAround
Screen Shot 2017-01-19 at 6.24.21 PM.png|by xTheDragonRebornx and how she imagines Tapir|link=http://xthedragonrebornx.deviantart.com/art/Canon-RainWing-Reference-Sheet-656068624
RainWing Sigil.png|RainWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
Tapir4.png|A real tapir
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Latest revision as of 12:42, 6 October 2025

Tapir was an elderly male RainWing who was mentioned in The Hidden Kingdom. He was one of the seventeen RainWings who were imprisoned on the NightWing island and died in NightWing captivity from intentional starvation. He was one the three RainWings who died on the island, along with Bright and Orangutan.

Biography

The Dragonet Prophecy

Tapir was briefly mentioned by Mangrove to Glory when she asked him about the missing RainWings. Mangrove claimed that Tapir was the oldest of the lost dragons, being roughly one hundred ten years of age.

While imprisoned by the NightWings, Glory was told by Kinkajou that the food the NightWings brought the RainWings was disgusting and rotten and that Tapir eventually let himself starve to death to avoid having to eat it. Later, when defending Glory's decision to challenge Magnificent for the throne, Kinkajou mentioned that Tapir, Bright, and Orangutan had already "died awful deaths, alone and far away from everything and everyone they loved."

Trivia

  • Dying at around one hundred ten years old,[1] Tapir was one of the oldest known dragons whose longevity was not caused by animus magic.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Hidden Kingdom, page 71


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