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

Le tapir est un étrange mammifère, lointain parent du cheval et du rhinocéros. Il n'a aucun mal à évoluer dans un environnement boueux : ses orteils s'écartent dès qu'il pose une patte à terre afin d'en augmenter la portance et lui éviter de s'embourber. | Nat Geo Wild France

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