Tapir
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Tapir. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
any individual of the genus slud (T. Tapirus. The South American tapir (T. americanus) is about the size of a small HEAD OF MALAYAN TAPIR ass, but more stoutly built, legs short, uilt, legs short, snout prolonged into a proboscis, but destitute of the finger-like process which is present in the elephant's trunk. The skin of the neck forms a thick rounded crest on the nape, with a short, stiff mane. It is plentiful throughout South America, ranging from the Isthmus of Darien to the Straits of Magellan. The color is a uniform deep brown, but the young are marked with yellow stripes and spots. There is another American species inhabiting the Cordilleras; the SOUTH AMERICAN TAPIR back is covered with hair, and the nasal bones are more elongated, on which account Gill has given it generic rank. The Malayan tapir (T. malayanus) is rather larger than the American species, and has a somewhat longer proboscis; it is maneless. The color is glossy black, with the back, rump, and sides white, the two colors being distinctly marked off from each other without any graduation. Tapirs inhabit deep recesses of forests, delighting in water, and feeding on young shoots of trees, fruits, and other vegetable substances. They are inoffensive, never attacking man, and are easily tamed. Their flesh is eaten, but is somewhat dry, and their hides are made into leather.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
ta'per, a tropical animal between the hog and the rhinoceros. The body is clumsy and is covered with scanty, black hair. The legs are thick and stout, with four small hoofs on the forefoot and three on the hind foot. The snout, which is flexible, is prolonged a few inches beyond the mouth, and is quite suggestive of an elephant's trunk. The common tapir of Brazil is about five feet long and three feet high. It lives in swampy places and feeds on vegetables, fruits, and herbs. It swims and dives with pleasure. Its chief enemy is the anaconda. Its skin is valuable for leather, and its flesh is used for food. A smaller species inhabits the wooded slopes of the Andes. A third species, the largest of all, ranges in the forests of Sumatra and adjacent islands of Malaysia. See Swine ; Peccary