#animalspotlight #12 The lowland tapir / tapirs this shy, snout-nosed mammal has been walking our planet for over 30 million years. Today, all four tapir species are endangered or vulnerable, and their biggest threat isn’t just habitat loss…it’s isolation. Tapirs are naturally solitary, but human impacts have pushed their loneliness to heartbreaking extremes. As forests are cut into fragments for farms, roads, and development, tapirs become trapped in tiny pockets of habitat. Some go their entir

A baby Malayan tapir was spotted hopping around its enclosure alongside mom, Nakal, at a zoo in Antwerp, Belgium. The tapir was born December 4th and a zoo caretaker said, "The baby is doing great. It's very lively and playful." | CBS Sunday Morning