Just watching them snooze makes me feel sleepy. I notice Mummy Tara has a much lighter sleep than Daddy Toby. What a cute family. Nice to see them back together again with Baby Troy!
Hi everyone,
Sorry it's taken so long to get the tapir camera working but it is fixed now as you can see. The tapirs have been out in the snow this week enjoying the new weather and running around in it. They are all snuggled up having a nice rest now before they go out to play later.
Best wishes,
Noah's Ark.
Meet the Tapirs at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm near Bristol.
Brazilian Tapirs are from South America, ranging east of the Andes from North Colombia to southern Brazil, northern Argentina and Paraguay, including the Amazonian basin. Although pig-like in appearance, Tapirs are actually related to Rhinos and are often referred to as "living fossils". Tapirs have remained unchanged for nearly 20 million years. They are classified as threatened, with Man being the biggest threat to both the species and their habitat. In the wild, the Jaguar is the natural predator of the Tapir.
Our two Tapirs, Tara and Toby, are four years old and are extremely affectionate. Their characters are very dog-like, with Toby particularly liking his chin and tummy scratched. The keepers are kept very busy with Toby, as he does tend to like to mark his territory by spraying urine everywhere (including at our camera!).
As Tapirs are browsers, they don't have regular feeding times, so keep popping back during the day and you'll have a good chance of seeing these charming animals snuffling after tasty treats of fruit and leaves. Tapirs are particularly fond of bananas.
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From the cute and cuddly to farmyard friends and close encounters of a crawly kind, all the animals you meet, groom and hold at Crealy love people especially children and can't wait to meet you!
gijoe
