This Tapir was born June 15th at the Berlin Zoo – For an English translation, check out commenter JLT’s write-up in the comments.
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2 responses to “Tiny Tapir Born in Berlin”
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Ok, about the only things I got from the voiceover was “this is a tapir, not a piglet,” “her name is Maya,” and the fabulous new word “nasenhoser,” which I can only hope means “trunk,” and which makes me squeal with delight.
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My quick and dirty translation:
No, this is not a piglet, this is a Tapir. More precisely, the female Tapir pup Maya. Maya is the first Tapir born at the Berlin zoo for 15 yrs. Keeper Jürgen Jahr said the birth was relatively effortless (?; meant is without complications, not too painful) for the mother Ronja.
“She (the mother) does feel pain during the birth, of course, and sometimes that can lead to aggressive behaviour (against the newborn, I guess), that can happen, but she turned around and started licking (the newborn) immediately, massaged her back with her tounge, and encouraged her to start moving. It was really touching.”
Little Maya shows her striped and dotted Jugendkleid (don’t know the translation for that one. Means fur colouring of pups, esp. if differing from the fur colouring of the adult) that looks a bit like that of a piglet. The colouring will fade over time, according to her keeper. “The dots and stripe don’t disappear over night but fade slowly. After six month she’ll look like her parents.”(Ok, I summarised what he said.)Tapirs with their Nasenrüssel (something like “nosetrunk”) are odd-toed ungulates, related to rhinos and horses. Deforestation of rainforrests in South America is diminishing the natural habitat of these tapirs and they are regarded as an endangered species.
I hope that helps 😉
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