Tapirs have been variously described as having brown eyes or having eyes with a bluish cast to them. Tapirs like to bathe, and will make treks to pools and rivers for this purpose. All are dense and bulky with hard, tough skin. They swim well, climb well, and bulldoze paths through the vegetation of their habitats – vegetation on which they also browse for their main food source. They eat aquatic vegetables such as leaves, buds, twigs, and fruits of low plants.

Baby tapirs are “hiders.” For the first few weeks of their lives, the mother will make the sure the baby is hidden in thick foliage in the forest while she leaves to browse. When she returns, she nurses the baby, always lying down to do so…sweet, isn’t it?
The natural lifespan of a tapir is approximately 30 years, but as it often present time – humans are the tapir’s most dangerous enemy. All species are now endangered due to hunting, encroachment by humans, and habitat destruction…

They really look so innocent and inoffensive…