S S Scot Red Panda 23 Jun 2010 jacks zoo said: Brazilian Tapir Click to expand... Yes correct, her name is Maisey.
Pygathrix 23 Jun 2010 There are no Baird's tapirs in the Uk, the only ones in Europe are in Wuppertal and Berlin Friedrichsfelde. Brazilians have the prominent crest along the neck shown well in this picture, whereas Baird's are like Malayan tapirs and do not.
There are no Baird's tapirs in the Uk, the only ones in Europe are in Wuppertal and Berlin Friedrichsfelde. Brazilians have the prominent crest along the neck shown well in this picture, whereas Baird's are like Malayan tapirs and do not.
Paix 31 Jul 2010 Sorry everyone, I only learnt that there was no Bairds in the UK after this was posted, thanks for the info though!
Sorry everyone, I only learnt that there was no Bairds in the UK after this was posted, thanks for the info though!
zoogiraffe 15 Nov 2011 Cat-Man said: it has puzzled me to why there are no barids tapir in the uk :S Click to expand... Might have something to do with the fact that there is very few in Europe,and the fact that a UK zoo turned a surplus male down a few years ago!
Cat-Man said: it has puzzled me to why there are no barids tapir in the uk :S Click to expand... Might have something to do with the fact that there is very few in Europe,and the fact that a UK zoo turned a surplus male down a few years ago!
C C Cat-Man 16 Nov 2011 ^that is true, sorry I didn't think about that. And hm, interesting, may you PM me which collection this was?
^that is true, sorry I didn't think about that. And hm, interesting, may you PM me which collection this was?
