two-year-old female tapir had given birth to a healthy baby! The baby was still wet from the birth and the placenta was still fresh, so the birth had only just taken place. The newborn tapir was able to stand [...] since the gestation period of these tapirs is about 13 months, mating must have taken place a very short time after. Love at first sight! The belly of the female tapir grew, and with it the expectations [...] began to suckle. The keepers have estimated its weight to be around 8 kilograms, and as all young tapirs, it is brown with light stripes and spots - an effective camouflage in the dense undergrowth of the

Tapir

they can be difficult to spot. However, they can often be seen in the lianas above the tapir enclosure, when the tapirs are being fed in the afternoon.

own weight! In the human world, an adult man of 80 kg should lift about 4 tons – equal to about 20 tapirs – to be as strong as the Hercules beetles! Male Hercules beetles have large horns on their head