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‘Watermelon’: A Perfect Name for A Baby Tapir!

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Not yet a month old, San Diego Zoo's newest Malayan tapir is starting to nibble on solid food already. The tapir has been named "Tembikai" which means "watermelon" in Malay. The Malayan tapir is an endangered species, so this birth will help conservation research efforts. It is also significant because the mother, Chantek, is 25 years old, which is quite old for a mama tapir but despite this Tembikai is doing well. He weighed 13 pounds at birth on Jan. 29th and is now 30 pounds.

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Photo credit Ken Bohn / San Diego Zoo

For now, baby tapir and mom are living behind the scenes.

7 responses to “‘Watermelon’: A Perfect Name for A Baby Tapir!”

  1. Joel Avatar
    Joel

    What an excellent name for such a sweet little thing. Thanks for your hard work with this blog, there’s simply no better way to start the day than with the knowledge that there’s one more tapir in the world now.

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  2. Linda Carruth Avatar
    Linda Carruth

    Chantek seems to dote on her baby, despite her age. And Tembikai is growing big and strong. Well done Chantek.

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  3. doodles Avatar
    doodles

    There is something absolutely wonderful about a baby tapir. They are just so perfect-looking with all those spots and stripes.

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    Oh no way. That is too cute to be from our humble galaxy.
    I really want to be its friend.

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    When your growing watermelon what is the best way to tell when it’s ready to pick?
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    very cute pictures

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