Tapir

Template:Infobox Character Tapir was a male RainWing who briefly appears in The Hidden Kingdom. He died in NightWing captivity after starving himself to death intentionally, he refused to eat the rotting, diseased meals the NightWings provided for the RainWings they captured. He is mentioned a few times by Kinkajou.

Biography

The Hidden Kingdom

Tapir was briefly mentioned when Glory asked Mangrove about the missing RainWings. Mangrove claimed that Tapir was the oldest of the missing dragons, roughly 110 years of age, showing RainWings could grow to be very old, likely because they had no wars to die in.

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 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.

Trivia

• A tapir is a pig-like mammal that looks somewhat similar to an anteater.
• Tapir was one of the oldest known dragons in the series with a confirmed age (besides Darkstalker and Foeslayer).
• It is unknown whether most dragons live that long. (Besides the RainWings, since they were not involved in the Great War.)

Gallery

• 
  A typical RainWing (colored), by Joy Ang
• 
  A typical RainWing (lineart), by Joy Ang
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  A typical RainWing from the German publication, by Max Meinzold
• By Heron
  By Heron
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  Those Nightwings... (Tapir ShadowArt)
• Tapir in the Night Kingdom, by ThatDragonLayingAround
  Tapir in the Night Kingdom, by ThatDragonLayingAround
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  RainWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
• Real Tapir
  Real Tapir