#WildlifeWednesday #Buffon #Tapir #SouthAmericanTapir #TapirusTerrestris
South American Tapir with prehensile snout, drawn for French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788). Antique engraving:
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Happy World Tapir Day! 🤗
leaves off of trees while sniffing their way through the forest 🌱
They look like they would be related to an elephant, but they are actually most closely related to horses and rhinos!
(Photo credit: Keeper Kylie)
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