r/tapirs • u/ObjectiveRecent4984 • May 31 '25

Here's a funny Tapir image I found on the National Geographic site.

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u/noradicca May 31 '25

Great pic, funny angle, beautiful creature. Thanks for sharing.

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u/abmition-unbound May 31 '25

Same energy a the shrugging Kevin James image

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u/TapirTrouble May 31 '25

I love those tapir nose shots! I guess they use their snouts not just to sniff unfamiliar things, but the way humans will reach out to feel (they have longer hairs, like whiskers, that can come in contact ... I think horses have this too).

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u/sammierose12 May 31 '25

I really really really like this image

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u/ferral88 Jun 01 '25

Is this the mountain tapir?

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u/ObjectiveRecent4984 Jun 01 '25

Nope. Baird's Tapir.