This baby tapir is way too cute!

http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2009/06/tiny-tapir-born-in-berlin.html

Check out this link on ZooBorns, and click on the video. Get ready for the first few seconds of the video showing the baby tapir CHEWING. I can't describe it, but you'll see for yourself. A visitor in our store today is a big tapir fan and told me about this link. Thanks, Kit!

Have fun, everyone :)

Tapir art and video

I received an e-mail the other day from Elisabeth Nönnig of Hamburg with some nice comments about our tapir blog. She included a link to a drawing (shown above) that she had made recently and gave us permission to use it. Her description on the web page is: "some lowland tapirs in what i probably think a jungle in south america looks like (bamboo?!, trees, grass, vines, mud for tapirs to sleep in). i'm not used to drawing backgrounds, or plants, anyway. ballpoint and pencil. took 2 lectures to finish.)"

About the video, Elisabeth said, "This video is probably the best that i have to offer so far: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juUVg0-w4f0 ; it's from Duisburg zoo in Germany, but almost a year old and rather short. I live in Hamburg, Germany, and the local zoo has at least 3 lowland tapirs. They are very cute and they even come to the fence so you can pet them. I must remember to bring my camera next time I visit :) I've also been to Artis zoo in Amsterdam a few weeks ago, but the tapirs were inside and there was only a camera showing the mother and the new baby tapir."

Thanks very much for your contributions, Elisabeth!

Baird's Tapir Video on NGC.com

Patricia Medici sent us this link to the video. When the ad is finished playing, you'll see nice tapir scenes - enjoy!