Is this too cute? Baby Malayan tapir photos from Antwerp Zoo . . .

These are some of the best tapir photos I've ever seen. They were sent recently by Inge, taken at the zoo in Antwerp, Belgium. They're so striking, so nicely photographed, I'll just let them speak for themselves! (Thank you, Inge!!!) If you use them other than for your own enjoyment or as a school project, please, please credit the photographer. If you need more information, contact me at sheryl@tapirback.com.

Wonderful photo of Baird's tapir in water

Hi All,

Check out Nikon Sniper's blog post of a colorful photo he took of a Baird's tapir in the water at the Milwaukee County Zoo. It's quite an unusual picture, I think. Read the first two comments for more info.

http://nikonsniper.blogspot.com/2009/09/sitting-in-cold-drizzle-all-day.html

Mountain tapir photos, L.A. Zoo

These great photos of mountain tapirs at the Los Angeles Zoo showed up on a blog recently. Take a look! Nice work, Heather!

Nice tapir photo

I'm not going to use someone's photo without permission, so you'll have to link over to Flickr to see this Asian tapir at the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin. The photo is by "Swhise."

Tapirs at Chiangmai Zoo, Northern Thailand

As in the post above, these tapir photos were sent by Valeri Volodin of Russia. Those in the post above were taken by Valeri, and the two shown on this page were taken by his wife, Chanida.

As always, thanks for sending them. I know the blog readers will enjoy seeing these tapirs and the zoos where they live.

New tapir photo on Flickr

Check out this tapir photo by Joebelle on Flickr.

Mountain tapir caught on film in Ecuador

http://www.worldlandtrust.org/news/2008/04/first-camera-trap-photo-of-mountain.htm

The location is near the southern tip of Ecuador. "This is the first camera trap photograph of a Mountain Tapir taken at Tapichalaca, although they are occasionally seen." That's about all I know for now. You can read more about the World Land Trust's project via these links.

World Tapir Day Photo by Sergio Sandoval

Sergio Sandoval has sent this adorable photo of a very young mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) in honor of World Tapir Day. Sergio wrote:

Hola,

I want to share with you and the Tapir Day people the picture that I use on my IM. I think it's very cute. It was taken in 2005, and this baby tapir is from the Huila region in the Central Andes of Colombia. It was taken near Pitalito, Huila. Nowadays, if still alive, this tapir must be nearly 3 years old. But nobody knows what's going on with him/her.

Abrazos,

Sergio

Send your World Tapir Day photos (a tapir photo in honor of the day, or photos of World Tapir Day events, how you spent the day, you in your tapir shirt, etc.) and we'll put them on the blog. Just click on the link on the right side of this page to see all posts with WORLD TAPIR DAY PHOTOS! See more pictures on the TAPIRS Google Group.