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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Newborn at zoo in Tokyo [ 1061 ]

Newborn Malayan tapir on display at zoo in Tokyo

Newborn Malayan tapir Haku is pictured at Tama Zoological Park in Hino, Tokyo. (Photo courtesy of Tama Zoological Park)

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Newborn Malayan tapir Haku is pictured at Tama Zoological Park in Hino, Tokyo. (Photo courtesy of Tama Zoological Park)

(Mainichi Japan) April 25, 2010

A newborn Malayan tapir calf has been put on display at Tama Zoological Park in Hino, Tokyo.

The male tapir calf was born on April 11 and named "Haku." The mother tapir, Riza, who had already previously given birth twice, is reportedly taking good care of the baby animal.

Malayan tapir calves have striped skin for the first four to six months after birth. They feed on their mother's milk and gradually learn to eat such food as grass, apples and sweet potatoes.

Malayan tapirs are found in waterside forests and wetlands in Southeast Asia, including Southern Myanmar and Southwest Thailand. They search for food near water mainly at night. Adult Malaysian tapirs weigh between 250 and 300 kilograms, and their black and white skin color serves as camouflage to hide them from tigers and other predators.

Due to deforestation and other environmental destruction, the Malayan tapir population has decreased to the level that the animal is now designated as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

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