Happy World Tapir Day, everybody!
- Tapirs like to bathe; they swim well, and can remain submerged for several minutes. Tapirs do not wear bathing suits. They swim au naturel.
- Baby tapirs have striped and spotted coats for camouflage and weigh between eight and twelve kilograms at birth.
- Tapirs are excellent climbers, and due to their size and thick skin, can bulldoze through thick vegetation to escape predators.
- Tapirs are usually crepuscular by nature, and generally favour jazz clubs over pubs or discotheques, but they can be active at any time of the day and night.
- Tapirs are extremely muscular, with strong jaws.
- Four species of tapir exist on the planet today, all of which are endangered. :(
(awesome photo of a happy tapir courtesy of dfb)
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shelleyy reblogged this from whileyouweregone and added:
I want to see a tapir at a jazz club.
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