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Malayan tapir
Tapirus indicus
Animal facts
Tapirs have changed little over 35 million years. They use their short flexible trunk as a snorkel when swimming. The dramatic colouring helps to break up the outline of the body to provide camouflage in the shady forests. The young are striped and look different from their mother.
Where they live
South-east Asia
Habitat
Tropical forest
What they eat
Soft twigs, young leaves of saplings and fallen fruit
IUCN status
Vulnerable