It appears we have a new species of tapir species on our hands: the Kobomani Tapir (Tapirus kabomani). This is the first new tapir discovered since 1865 and the largest terrestrial mammal discovered since the Saola in 1992! The article calls it literally biggest zoological discovery of the...
I visited marwell last week and thought the hippo house ( d
Semi aquatic house) could do with a bit of a update.the pools were small and dirty, the basking area was stained concrete floor with hay all over the pace. The grazing area outside was just a large field with no outdoor pool or shade...
Marwell used to hold malayain tapirs before the brazillian tapirs there now. I was just wondering if anyone knew any iformation on
where they went, what year they left,
Where there exhibit was at marwell,
How many they had,
Names,sex,age ect ect...
Please comment thanks.
In a mixed exhibit with 5 spectacled bear, 2 capybara and a family of otters (aonyx cinerea - is there a South American subspecies I am not aware of as this was a South American exhibit)
22.08.08
The enclosure for malayan tapirs in Copenhagen Zoo. It's about twice the size of what you can see on this photo, and holds 1.1 tapirs + offspring. Though it's not a huge enclosure, I like it very much. It's nicely planted and decorated. Visitors and animals are seperated by low fences and a dry...