Today is the second annual World Tapir Day! Follow the latest tapir news on twitter or join the World Tapir Day group on Facebook.
I thought I’d celebrate by re-posting some of my tapir pictures from the past year, all taken at the San Diego Zoo (where the tapirs will soon be enjoying a new exhibit in Elephant Odyssey):
Tapirs everywhere
Looking for apples in the pool
Malayan Tapirs in the pool
And a repeat of some info from last year’s tapir day post:
If you want to learn more about tapirs or contribute to tapir research and conservation, visit one of these great sites:
What else can you do to celebrate World Tapir Day?
- Visit tapirs at a zoo near you! You can see Malayan Tapirs in San Diego; Baird’s tapirs in San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco; Mountain Tapirs in Colorado Springs, Los Angeles, and San Francisco; and Brazilian tapirs in New Orleans and Chicago – and those are only the ones I know about! Check out your local zoo for more info.
- Get cool tapir gear (like my stylin’ red shirt!) from any of the sites above – the proceeds from your purchase will go toward conservation, AND you’ll help make other people more aware of tapirs, building even more conservation power!
- Learn about rain forest conservation and figure out what you can do to help save the tapir’s habitat.
Happy Tapir Day!
