The first four photographs were taken in late May, 1999 at Munich's Tierpark Hellabrunn Zoo. The last two were taken in February, 2000 at the Bronx Zoo in New York.

Fast and strong, a tapir gallops	This walking tapir shows us his unusual three toed feet
Tapirs have short trunks, small eyes, and white tipped ears	A tapir sits in the sun
Tapirs are excellent swimmers	You can see this tapir's three toed footprints