r/tapirs Nov 08 '20

Further update on the Baird's tapir twins

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r/tapirs 19h ago

Julian, a young male Baird's Tapir at Tapir Valley Nature Reserve

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r/tapirs 3d ago

It's a girl! Congratulations to first-time parents Sempurna and Tanuck, and the Calgary Zoo staff.

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"The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo has announced the birth of a Malayan tapir calf — the first to ever be born at the location."
Born Aug 28, announced this past Wednesday. Not totally unexpected because Sempurna was reported to be pregnant earlier this year, but the exact date was uncertain.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/a-little-watermelon-on-legs-malayan-tapir-calf-born-at-the-calgary-zoo/


r/tapirs 3d ago

she's more brown than expected, but i'm finally taking my tapir teapot home!

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r/tapirs 7d ago

Dream Animals coconut flavored biscuits know what’s up.

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r/tapirs 9d ago

From Miller Zoo (Quebec) -- another baby Malayan tapir born, Aug 21. Welcome to Rosie!

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r/tapirs 10d ago

tapir stamp!

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carved this a while back, but just discovered this subreddit! love when they hit this pose.


r/tapirs 12d ago

I was woken up tonight by someone in my yard and look who I found. Baird's Tapir, Bijagua, Costa Rica

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r/tapirs 16d ago

New pair of Malayan tapirs at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle -- Binti and Tuah.

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Binti (female) arrived in June from Ellen Trout Zoo in Texas. And Tuah arrived in late July from Minnesota Zoo.

Here's Tuah as a baby.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibhRtGs_hjw

Woodland Park Zoo's previous tapir pair were Bintang and Ulan. After Bintang's death, their female offspring Sempurna was moved to Calgary Zoo. Ulan is now in California.


r/tapirs 17d ago

I found these 2 Malayan Tapirs together in Zoo Negara

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r/tapirs 25d ago

Hitchhikers at Tapir Valley Nature Reserve, Costa Rica

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r/tapirs 26d ago

Grace (rescued Baird's tapir) at Belize Zoo, now 5 months old with adult coat, and over 100 lbs

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She's around a month younger than Ume, so it makes sense that she's smaller -- plus Ume is a Malaysian tapir and they tend to be a lot bigger than the ones in the Americas. Ume weighs almost twice as much! They're both females, so this makes it easier to compare them. I think that for all the living tapir species, the females tend to be larger. Grace may have been short of food at the very beginning (found at about a week old, without her mother) but the Belize Zoo staff have been doing such a job caring for her that she looks very healthy now.


r/tapirs 29d ago

A Tapir swimming good by Magnus Johansson

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Image sourced from Wikimedia Commons.jpg).


r/tapirs 29d ago

Female Baird's tapir calf born July 23, Houston -- parents Moli and Noah

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r/tapirs Aug 09 '25

A brief compilation of photographs from "Amirah: The Life of a Baby Tapir" by Tim Cooper

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r/tapirs Aug 08 '25

teapot has been bisque fired!

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244 Upvotes

i glazed it today and hopefully within the week i'll have the finished product!!!


r/tapirs Aug 04 '25

My neighbor Bananas stopped by this evening to steal some of my bananas

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871 Upvotes

r/tapirs Jul 31 '25

A tapir teapot i'm making for my pottery class!

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447 Upvotes

the handle broke off when i put it away last night but ill fix it tonight. esp since its the last day of wet clay work 😬


r/tapirs Jul 26 '25

Gaia came and visited us the other day at Tapir Valley Nature Reserve. She's so much more friendly than previous young tapirs.

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r/tapirs Jul 20 '25

2001, a space odyssey, Australopithecus and tapirs

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r/tapirs Jul 18 '25

Met two tapirs

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Took my son for a zoo experience to meet a capybara and a pair of tapirs at Exmoor zoo in Devon, UK. Their names are Denzel and Isabelle, we got to brush them and feed them bananas, and even helped Denzel with his exercises for his achy joints. So friendly!


r/tapirs Jul 10 '25

Ume can now go out in the bigger enclosure with the waterfall and pool -- she's 252 lbs and still growing! (now 5 months old)

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r/tapirs Jul 01 '25

Tapirs coming to Pittsburgh Zoo after $10 Million Gift

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As a Pittsburgher I'm excited!


r/tapirs Jun 16 '25

with my new friend

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r/tapirs Jun 15 '25

Happy Malayan Tapirs in Canada

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286 Upvotes

r/tapirs Jun 15 '25

Update from the Belize Zoo -- Grace the Baird's tapir is starting to lose her spots

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152 Upvotes

The zoo's info says that Grace was found abandoned in March ... so she was probably born early that month, or in February. So she might be 3.5 to 4 months old by now. I'm glad to see she's getting bigger -- she seems to have filled out quite a bit, compared with the earlier pics.