How do you 'treat' a Brazilian Tapir? Keeper Jade knows. 🐾 The 16-year-old tucked into tasty enrichment created for him by our Behavioural Environmental Enrichment for Zoo Animals (BEEZA) team. 😍 Brazilian (or Lowland) Tapirs are sadly vulnerable to extinction. These tapirs are threatened due to loss of habitat through deforestation, hunting for meat, road-kill, and competition with domestic livestock. Visit Adelaide Zoo and meet Arturo and fellow Brazilian Tapirs Chiquita and Talara. 🙌 | Ade

6.1K views · 95 reactions | A zoo in Belgium has welcomed a new addition to the one of its endangered families, a baby striped tapir! Also known as a Malay tapir or Asian Tapir, the species is a smaller relative of the South-American trunked mammal. The tapir’s name will be determined by a public Instagram poll of the options Wayan and Willy, which were selected by zoo staff. | TRT World | Facebook