Happy World Tapir Day! World Tapir Day is celebrated every year on 27th April. There are 4 recognized species tapir. The Emperor Valley Zoo is home to South American tapirs. Here are some tapir facts: - Have an extended nose and upper lip (looks like a short trunk) - Uses this trunk to grasp branches, leaves and fruit during feeding. - Herbivorous - Can swim - Cools off in water - Are related to horses and rhinoceroses #Worldtapirday #Emperorvalleyzoo | Emperor Valley Zoo

1.7M views · 649 shares | After escaping a conservation center, this tapir needed a lot of help from humans when it got trapped in a pond. | National Geographic | Facebook

There's a new tapir in town... 👀 We’re so excited to welcome Fifi, a 20-year-old female lowland tapir! 💜 She’s settling beautifully into her brand-new tapir house and has already won over our keepers with her big personality. Experienced, confident, and a proud mum and even a grandma, she brings valuable breeding experience with her. Tapirs have long played an important role in our conservation journey, and Fifi’s arrival marks the next chapter in that story. As our current tapirs prepare to m

LET'S LEARN MORE ABOUT MALAYAN TAPIR!! The Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus) is the largest of the five species of tapir and the only one native to Asia. In the past, Malayan tapirs could be found throughout tropical lowland rain forests of Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia,Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. However, their population decreased over the years to the state whereby Tapirs are currently classified by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) as an endangered species. Let

🟢 #Tapir andino (Tapirus pinchaque), es: - Diurno y nocturno, - Es terrestre y solitario, - Herbívoro, - Habita los páramos y bosques andinos con espesa vegetación, - Es un dispersor de semillas - Se encuentra catalogado: En Peligro. 🆘 ✅ Trabajamos en la conservación del tapir andino a través de nuestro programa de Monitoreo de la Biodiversidad y los esfuerzos de conservación de su hábitat a lo largo de Los Andes en Ecuador. Video: cámara 📷 trampa. #conservation #Ecuador #mamíferos #DiadelTap