Tapirs are mostly solitary animals and are also are gifted swimmers! During hot summer days, Daniella our Malayan tapir, enjoys fully submerging herself underwater to cool off! Malayan tapirs are the largest of all tapir species—many weighing more than 700 lbs. Because of their elongated snouts, these animals are sometimes mistaken for pigs or anteaters but are most closely related to horses and rhinos. In addition to their protruding trunk, tapirs communicate with high-pitched whistles that res

CUTENESS ALERT! We have an exciting new arrival, a baby tapir has been born and its the first in the UK this year. First-time parents Al and Emily have taken to parenthood, but are having a problem that many human parents will recognise – she won’t eat all her vegetables! Read more here: https://www.newquayzoo.org.uk/explore/news/detail/zoos-baby-tapir-is-uk-first | Newquay Zoo

The mama tapir brought her baby by last night for the first time! #costarica #wildlifephotography #tapirs #tapiroftheday | Mike Melton Photography