This solitary animal only spends time with fellow members of his species for food and reproduction. 😏 Meet the Malayan tapir. | Brut nature

After escaping a conservation center, this tapir needed a lot of help from humans when it got trapped in a pond. | National Geographic

Meet Tita, one of Costa Rica’s infamously adorable tapirs that can be found in places like the Rio Celeste and Bijagua. 😍 A close relative of the rhino, tapirs are most commonly known as the “gardeners of the forest” for their role in seed dispersal and forest maintenance. Their presence in our ecosystem has large implications for carbon sequestration, as they’re some of our biggest allies in mitigating climate change. Currently, there are less than 5000 individual tapirs left as their existenc

A baby Malayan tapir was spotted hopping around its enclosure alongside mom, Nakal, at a zoo in Antwerp, Belgium. The tapir was born December 4th and a zoo caretaker said, "The baby is doing great. It's very lively and playful." | CBS Sunday Morning