Tapirs are fascinating creatures with small trunks! Read here to learn how tapirs use their trunks in everyday life!

With their stocky build, trunk-like snout, and ancient lineage, tapirs look like they’ve walked straight out of the Ice Age - and in many ways, they have. In this video, we take a closer look at these ...

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