Scientific name: Tapirus indicus
Origin: Asia
Size: Up to 2.4m
Diet: Herbivore
IUCN status: Endangered
Threats: Loss of forests to agriculture, including palm oil plantations; hunted for meat
Zoos I have seen them: Belfast Zoo, Edinburgh Zoo, Chester Zoo, Diergaarde Blijdorp, Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes
Interesting fact: The Malayan tapir and its smaller South American relatives are considered to be living fossils, having changed little over tens of millions of years.
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