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Discovering the Malayan Tapir

Boyd Simpson, Copenhagen Zoo | Chris Wong, WWF Malaysia

18-Sep-14 14:30

Discovering the Malayan Tapir

Malaysia is home to the Malayan Tapir, an animal that is black and white like the panda but gets much less attention. Boyd Simpson of the Copenhagen Zoo and Chris Wong of WWF Malaysia share with us what little we know of tapirs, and why these large herbivores of our jungles deserve more studies.


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