Members of the rare endangered tapir species have welcomed a new little member at a zoo in Sri Racha district of Chon Buri province. Although some think tapirs look like pigs with small trunks, they are actually related to horses and rhinos. The new tapir baby was born last month in Khao Kheo Open Zoo, although his birth was only reported in the news yesterday.
The sweet little tapir, a male, was born to his mother Jomklone, and father Wiang, just weeks before the zoo’s 44th anniversary. The zoo director said this week that it was a great pleasure to introduce a new tamir in celebration of the anniversary. He said the baby is strong, healthy, and always attached to his mother. It has not been reported yet what the baby’s name is.
In the early part of baby tapirs’ lives, their fur pattern is said to look like watermelons, because of their stripes. When they are 6 months old,…
