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Critically endangered mountain tapir celebrates his 26th birthday
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Critically endangered mountain tapir celebrates his 26th birthday

Jennifer Sandlin
Mar 14, 2025
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Mochi the mountain tapir—one of only three of the critically endangered creatures in the entire United States—celebrated his 26th birthday last month! Mochi lives at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, CO, which is one of only two zoos in the United States where you can get face to face with a mountain tapir. The species is extremely rar…

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