Hi All,
I've added another tapir slide show to the site - this time it's on the Malayan tapir pictures page:
http://www.tapirback.com/tapirgal/asian/pix-liv/The photo above does not move, so don't worry about it, it's just a teaser for the slide show. This pic was sent by Heidi Frohring, who many of you will remember was a totally one-of-a-kind tapir keeper at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. She named this photo "Tapir Salad." There are many of her photos in the slide show/album. As of today, I don't have them all labelled. I've spent the day working on some stuff for the
gift shop. I'm starting to use slide shows there, too. It's loads of fun. We're going to sort the animals regionally in addition to the other ways we have them sorted, and I've started with the Galapagos page (which has relatively few animals on it). It's not done yet as of this moment, but you can look at.
~ Sheryl
These three photos have just arrived from Valeri Volodin of Russia. If you think you're looking at real tapirs in the top photo, you may be surprised. These tapirs are sculptures! Aren't they delightful? Click on the photo to get a closer view! The pictures were taken by Valeri at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo, about 60 miles south of Bangkok.
The photos above and below are of real tapirs at Khao Kheow. Valeri says, "It was very hot, so the tapir was not very active. By the way, they have a baby tapir there, but I didn't see him."
Valeri submitted the name for our popular stuffed tapir, Yanisa. Yanisa the Stuffed Tapir was named after Valeri's daughter, who is half Russian and half Thai. The name means "Wisdom" in the Thai language. Some of us believe that tapirs are the wisest of all animals, so the name is perfect!
