Is it a pig or an elephant ⁉️
👍Tapirs look something like pigs with trunks, but they are actually related to horses and rhinoceroses.
🫏They are about the size of a donkey. They have round bodies, short legs and stubby tails, sort of like a hippo.
🐘Their most distinctive feature is their snout, It is flexible like an elephant's trunk. However, the tapir’s trunk is actually its upper lip and nose. Tapirs can grab things with their trunks, somewhat like an elephant. They use them to pluck leaves and fruit out of trees, When swimming, they can use it as a snorkel
💧They are excellent swimmers and can even dive to feed on aquatic plants.
❤️Tapirs are somewhat social creatures. They graze together in groups called a candle
5⃣There are five species of tapir, and they are all relatively similar in size
🌎Tapirs are found in the forests of Central and South America as well as Southeast Asia.
😢All tapir species are at-risk largely due to hunting and habitat loss
#Tapir
👍Tapirs look something like pigs with trunks, but they are actually related to horses and rhinoceroses.
🫏They are about the size of a donkey. They have round bodies, short legs and stubby tails, sort of like a hippo.
🐘Their most distinctive feature is their snout, It is flexible like an elephant's trunk. However, the tapir’s trunk is actually its upper lip and nose. Tapirs can grab things with their trunks, somewhat like an elephant. They use them to pluck leaves and fruit out of trees, When swimming, they can use it as a snorkel
💧They are excellent swimmers and can even dive to feed on aquatic plants.
❤️Tapirs are somewhat social creatures. They graze together in groups called a candle
5⃣There are five species of tapir, and they are all relatively similar in size
🌎Tapirs are found in the forests of Central and South America as well as Southeast Asia.
😢All tapir species are at-risk largely due to hunting and habitat loss
#Tapir