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Adorable baby tapir will melt your heart

Gail P Sherman
Feb 07, 2025
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Tapir calf

The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium has welcomed a new baby, a Malayan tapir, which the zoo describes as a "tiny, walking watermelon." The squeaky baby looks more like a tiny alien to me, but either way, it is unbelievably cute.

Malayan tapirs are native to Southeast Asia and are considered endangered, with only 2500 living in the wild. With th…

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