Rare Brazilian Tapir Birth at Howletts

Keepers at Howletts Wild Animal Park, Kent, are celebrating the birth of a Brazilian Tapir.
Born on the 27th July, the male infant, named Mendoza, is now 5weeks old and has just made his debut to the press and public. The infant was born to parents Wilma, aged 16, and Tommy, aged 5. The latest arrival is Wilma's second offspring with Tommy, and follows the birth of her son Diego last year.

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Pets & Animals

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• Tapir
• Brazilian
• Baby
• Port Lympne
• Howletts
• Zoo
• Animal
• Birth
• Tapirs
• Mendoza
• nature
• outdoors

[ZoeRPM]

I wonder if any of the stripes on the legs will stay. One of the adult tapirs at Twycross (T. terrestris) has a few zebra stripes on her upper legs.

[fernandatralala]

"anta" in portuguese.... sweeeet... :)

[Heavenshallburn127]

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[lolzinccc]

@XTBRfilms Sure, i'm like Stewie from the Family Guy series. But seriously, i meant to say that the Tapir born in my birthday lol

[lolzinccc]

OMG he born in the same day as I did haha :D

[sharkboy214]

cute like a humbug that's what you should have called him

[eastbrake]

a lovely little chap!