Pleistocene Tapir Tooth 🦴 | Florida Fossil Find Pulled this fossilized tapir tooth from the bottom of a Florida river while scuba diving. Tapirs once roamed Florida during the late Pleistocene, browsing along riverbanks and wetlands alongside mammoths, mastodons, giant ground sloths, and saber-toothed cats. These teeth are built for grinding tough vegetation, and finding one underwater is a rare snapshot of Florida’s Ice Age ecosystem—preserved for over 12,000 years before being uncovered again

This solitary animal only spends time with fellow members of his species for food and reproduction. 😏 Meet the Malayan tapir. | Brut nature

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

BABY BOOM: Two baby tapirs were born at a zoo in Nicaragua to two different mothers on Sunday. In footage released by the zoo, one of the newborns was seen staying close to her mother's side. | 9&10 News