Happy World Tapir Day! 😍 What better way to celebrate than with a banana treat and tasty greens - sound on for crunches! 🍌🥬 Adelaide Zoo is home to three Brazilian Tapirs females Talara, Chiquita and Arturo, plus one Malayan Tapir, Jelita. Here are some fun facts about these amazing animals: 🐾Three of the four tapir species live in Central of South America, but the Malayan Tapir is the only one to live in South East Asia. 🐾The species closest living relatives are rhinos and horses. 🐾A tapi

The South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), is the largest and heaviest land mammal in the Amazon rainforest, reaching up to 250 kilograms. With its flexible snout and herbivorous diet, it roams long distances feeding on leaves, shoots, and fruits, dispersing thousands of seeds that give life to new trees. Jaguars, caimans, and anacondas are among its main predators. When threatened, its instinct leads it to seek refuge in the water, where it reveals itself as a surprisingly skilled swimmer.

BABY BOOM: Two baby tapirs were born at a zoo in Nicaragua to two different mothers on Sunday. In footage released by the zoo, one of the newborns was seen staying close to her mother's side. | 9&10 News

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