After escaping a conservation center, this tapir needed a lot of help from humans when it got trapped in a pond. | National Geographic

#animalspotlight #12 The lowland tapir / tapirs this shy, snout-nosed mammal has been walking our planet for over 30 million years. Today, all four tapir species are endangered or vulnerable, and their biggest threat isn’t just habitat loss…it’s isolation. Tapirs are naturally solitary, but human impacts have pushed their loneliness to heartbreaking extremes. As forests are cut into fragments for farms, roads, and development, tapirs become trapped in tiny pockets of habitat. Some go their entir

This solitary animal only spends time with fellow members of his species for food and reproduction. 😏 Meet the Malayan tapir. | Brut nature

A baby Malayan tapir was spotted hopping around its enclosure alongside mom, Nakal, at a zoo in Antwerp, Belgium. The tapir was born December 4th and a zoo caretaker said, "The baby is doing great. It's very lively and playful." | CBS Sunday Morning

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