My Career is starting well...

Hi,
One of your 8 facts in "Video: The Tapir?Strange, Ancient, and Endangered" is erroneous. It says that tapirs are the only animals with 14 toes. In the caviomorpha suborder, the caviidae and capromyidae families both contain animals with 4 front toes and 3 back ones, which sums up to 14 toes.


Dear Ms. Bovy,
Thank you very much for your recent inquiry into a video clip on our web site. You had pointed out that the Barid Tapir is not the only animal with fourteen toes. We did look into this clip and appreciate you brining it to our attention. You are absolutely correct, and we are taking the appropriate measures to correct it. These clips were originally taken from an earlier produced National Geographic Television show, and, when recut and re-narrated, their was a misinterpretation of the original script. Each of our shows goes through a rigorous fact-checking and research process, but unfortunately this mistake was not caught. Thank you again for watching, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention so that we may correct it. Sincerely,
Laura Fravel
Sr. Researcher
National Geographic Channel


See, knowing guinea pigs so well does serve it's purpose....
oh guinea pigs and their 14 toes (and 2 vestigial thumbs but shhhhh)