Lowland tapir at full sprint,
Magdeburg Zoo, Germany

Lowland tapirs in the Zoo at Magdeburg, Germany
Photo © 2000 Bärbel Kipka

Bärbel Kipka of Magdeburg sent us this photo she took at the Magdeburg Zoo in April, 2000. This is one of the few pictures we have of a tapir on the run. Look at the muscles! Thanks, Bärbel!


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