2025年2月4日 · Tapir calves typically nurse for about six months and stay with their mothers for 12 to 18 months. Their gestation period lasts an impressive 13 to 14 months. Yuna and Baku were paired as part of the Species Survival Plan®, a program that helps ensure the genetic diversity and long-term sustainability of Malayan tapirs in human care.

This tapir calf is truly the babiest of all baby animals. The newborn tapir, whom the Point Defiance Zoo lovingly likened to a “tiny, walking watermelon” in their press release, is doing fine and dandy, as are their proud tapir parents Yuna and Baku.Despite being less than two weeks old, the baby tapir is already walking about on their new legs, nuzzling their mama Yuna, and squeaking up …

2025年2月12日 · Point Defiance Zoo recently welcomed a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf. Her name is Ume, which means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. The zoo says her keeper staff chose the name. Ume...

2023年12月28日 · Baby tapirs are born with brown coats marked with white and cream spots and stripes. The pattern reminds many of a watermelon rind! The purpose of this special coat is to provide the babies with protective camouflage, as it helps them blend in …

2025年2月5日 · An endangered baby Malayan tapir was born at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. The animal has white stripes and spots

2025年2月6日 · The zoo welcomed a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf on Sunday, marking only the second tapir birth in the zoo’s 120-year history. Just check out how adorably precious this baby is! The sounds he makes are just too cute to describe.

Baby tapirs are possibly the cutest animal offspring in the animal kingdom! They are born dark and covered with yellow or white stripes and spots, and look very much like a watermelon. These stripes and spots begin to fade at three months and are completely gone after 5 to 6 months, although some vestiges of spotting may remain in young adults.

2024年3月29日 · ZooTampa at Lowry Park welcomed a baby Malayan tapir, part of endangered species. See photos of its spotted and striped coat.

2025年2月16日 · When they are babies, they are born with white stripes and dots to blend in with their environment. The “mostly nocturnal” animal typically lives alone but may live in a pair. Zoo officials said...

TAMPA, Fla. (March 29, 2024) – ZooTampa at Lowry Park is thrilled to announce the birth of an endangered Malayan tapir (pronounced TEY-per) calf. The yet-unnamed calf was born during the overnight hours between Monday, March 26 and Tuesday, March 27 after an approximately 13-month gestation period; both the calf and mom “Ubi” are doing ...