Half Horse, Half Rhino? The Malayan Tapir Fights For Its Future

This smartly-dressed vegetarian is Kruze. He's a Malayan Tapir. Though his diet consists of plants, he's got razor-sharp teeth he can use to defend himself. Sadly, this isn't enough to protect him from human threats to his natural habitat in Southeast Asia.
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[@asherzerbib3461]

In Japanese culture, tapirs (or baku) are said to be the eaters of nightmares to ensure mankind sleeps peacefully at night.

[@Ra1s3i.420]

That must mean I have one invading my room at night because every time I sleep I don’t have dreams so I must be eating all my dreams

[@macareuxmoine]

As I love Tapirs this must be one of the sweetest myths I ever heard. I’ll try thinking of them when I fall asleep from now on 😴

[@ophirbactrius8285]

@asherzerbib3461 Ouh, that's pretty badass! I'm pretty sure, Elephant's Seal also will joining that's work.😃😎🙌

[@Ra1s3i.420]

They’re so precious so cute it’s sad that they’re in danger

[@4119974569870058]

It's not "Teh-pah" la. It's "Tah-Peer"

[@EmmettSutherland]

"Tay-Purr"

[@Finxxer]

Are you racist?

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

@@Finxxer what?

[@Luciferhelidon]

Calm down hermione

[@Finxxer]

😳

[@muzrax]

we didnt pronounce it 'teepaa', the way to pronounce it 'tar + pear'

[@Randomname235]

Lmao teepaa and wataa

[@alexphillips7891]

You should call it pow pow that thing needs to be taken out back behind a tree somewhere like come on its nose is its lip and tongue disgusting

[@Riley_The_Snailsquid]

accents

[@wisdomelves5838]

Some Malay ethnics call them as Tenuk (tuh-know-k) or Cipan (Chee-parn).

[@emilypaterson6655]

did anyone else see its eyes roll back? it's really weird

[@grahamrich9956]

It's blinking.

[@pastoryoda2789]

Emily Paterson ikr wtf

[@pastoryoda2789]

Graham Rich wtf kind of blinking is that

[@elisahuberman3408]

Weird blinking

[@pastoryoda2789]

Elisa Huberman lol

[@Dosmot33]

Tapirs are so cute!!! I adore them! That's a pity there is only one old tapir in Moscow Zoo. But she comes out of her 'house' not so often...

[@abbyzain3232]

San Diego has a couple for conservation ...

[@busisiwemabaso7656]

They are not cute at all

[@annien.1727]

I love them too!

[@matthewmangum6320]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[@anythingbuttypical1800]

Hands up if you're from Malaysia! 🙋

[@randomtunajm5644]

🙋🏽 Lived in Malaysia my whole life but not a Malaysian.

[@calebshade4991]

Can't say I know much about that country, would you mind giving me a brief rundown? 😃

[@randomtunajm5644]

+Caleb Lampshade SURE! I mean, you can always find basic facts like population count on the web, but here are some key stuff that you might want to know. Malaysia is a country in South East Asia, right above Singapore and Indonesia, and below Thailand. It is a strong Muslim nation, so almost all native Malaysians are Muslim. It is an industrially and economically developed, although you could say it is a developing country. Recently, there has been a HUGE HUGE financial strain in Malaysia - 1 USD used to be around RM3 - RM3.5 (RM is the Malaysian currency. Ringgit Malaysia). Now it's dropped down. 1 USD is over RM4.2. Malaysian traditional food would most probably the most enjoyable thing when visiting Malaysia. Examples are Roti (A type of bread), Nasi Lemak (Rice, vegetables and side dishes), Chicken/ Beef Satay (Basically meat), and a lot of other delicious stuff! (Search up traditional Malaysian food) That's about it. I don't know what to say more, perhaps, someone else could add.

[@anythingbuttypical1800]

+RANDOMTUNAJM spot on!☺️ For addition, Malaysia is a multi-racial and multi-cultural country. 3 major races made up of Malay, Chinese and Indian. Language wise, majority of Malaysian are multillingual. We able to speak Malay which is the national language, English and mother tongue.☺️

[@hcn6708]

I want to Malaysia,It's Beautiful AF!

[@scruffles3838]

I saw some In a zoo once I was shocked how big they where like around a bit bigger than a pony in terms of height and much thicker, which was a shock to me as I always thought there where pig sized or something

[@cosmobane6995]

"Teh-pah"

[@CurveTheRain]

More like panda elephant

[@Preuen-zs1fz]

CurveTheRain Panda Pig Elephant

[@badbloodyautjajunglehunter1471]

How about Pygmy panda elephant

[@communistjesus]

More like panda elephant

[@abbyzain3232]

even Malaysians are confused ... : P

[@klabumalami6699]

panda+elephant+rhino+horse+elephant seal=malayan tapir

[@Niconotfunny]

For some reason, everytime I hear the word "Malaysia" I think of this creature

[@cowrymoo9785]

it looks like god was so indecisive when making the tapir. "maybe like a nose like an elephant. oh wait no. maybe like a mouse. wait nvm" and so on until he was just over it

[@ShaGojo]

Half elephant half panda is more proper

[@ssaam1080]

Sha Gojō nope

[@abbyzain3232]

sad that malaysians recognise panda more than tapir ....no joke

[@TeaSong1]

Just when you think elephants are the only animals with trunks.

[@Guyverman01]

A relic from the Miocene.

[@MyStunner96]

we malay people called it "tenuk"

[@koootoshidayo]

And yes,indonesians claiming tapirs too

[@muhammadaniqkhan6281]

@@silumankampret7398 yes bro

[@yorumm]

Fyi Tapirs are distributed in parts of Southeast Asia such as peninsula malaysiar, Thailand, Myanmar and Sumatra island (indonesia). sc : en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayan_tapir

[@koootoshidayo]

oh, i didn't remember making this comment, it's has been 6 years since i changed so much

[@cupima]

look's like pandas and ant eaters. But I'am not sure if it's possible to disslocate the whole population to other reagion

[@pastoryoda2789]

Cupi Man looks like your mom

[@pejakenovic805]

We must protect Tapir, increase quantity of this cute animal.

[@mirmalchik]

breed the squish-noses breed them like rabbits spread them all over the planet

[@johannfurstvongiallio869]

Baku-san is hungry for nightmares.

[@yvonnecarolinesaliling]

Horse? Elephant? Panda? Rhino? Pig? Cow? Kuwala??? Whuut???

[@EmmettSutherland]

Is it misspelled "Kuwala"?

[@lukatrades]

half panda

[@Sushik09]

Lol that's what I see!

[@silumankampret7398]

& half elephant

[@elizabethfarrell9650]

Thank you for the video. 💞

[@starmarvel7673]

He is SO CUTE!!!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍 IM IN LOVE 😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@ovenscornyboy6666]

This is a cool animal!

[@Тапирчик]

Да, мы такие.

[@RTMZ06]

Does anyone else think that this looks like "Okja"?

[@danishakram6212]

Tee pa????its taaa peeerrr....siapa sini orang malaysia like semua....

[@rikosakurauchi7161]

org bule sebutnya teipah

[@themis1444]

Sadly I feel like these videos will be a catalog of extinct animal footage somewhere in the not so distant future

[@rossm2868]

Temple OS, ah see I'm not a normie.

[@elisahuberman3408]

We have tapirs at the Bronx zoo

[@lucag8437]

Looks like me

[@camiezondi3978]

Please let me use this video

[@harryrinaldi2812]

Why she pronounce it teepahh?

[@SluttChops]

Because, like you, and everyone else in the world, she has an accent.

[@PenyelamHandal-hr6re]

permission to take videos for animal language education

[@oceejekwam6829]

Are they only found in Malaysia? What about Indonesia and the Philippines?

[@UltimaRevolver549]

Well, Malayan Tapirs can also be found at the island of Sumatra Indonesia.

[@oceejekwam6829]

@@UltimaRevolver549 Thank you.

[@UltimaRevolver549]

@@oceejekwam6829 You're welcome

[@AdamNakMilo]

Cuz a lot of them on Malaysia, like our everyday see malayan tapir on highways😂

[@ophirbactrius8285]

So far there are never spotted tapir in Philipines, maybe long times ago yes, but now its highly possibility of extinction.

[@maricelaromero8838]

Is it a pronounced Ta-peer or Tai-par?

[@3MFamily76]

I only found malayan tapir only

[@norhanisahroslan9132]

Tapir at Malaysia 0:07

[@Tyranus1]

SNEH he says, as his pie sniffer rounds the corner

[@mgdips7030]

This is so much better thab a unicorn

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

It's pronounced "Tape-Ear"

[@taqiyuddinradzi3099]

Tah pear

[@joshgonzalrz954]

Half elephant and half pig is proper.

[@Adinda.1407]

Tepar?

[@leafy_9061]

Extinct

[@TheArthenz]

malayan? uhm

[@meepme8378]

Arthur Henry Abram whats the problem

[@waltervenezianijr]

Whats the problem

[@IAmTHeOne12370]

We pronounce IT malayan “TA” and “PEER”

[@jintanmanis5000]

'tee-pah' padiaaaaa TAPIRRRRRR lah sisturrrrr

[@busisiwemabaso7656]

A what

[@busisiwemabaso7656]

Hands up if you're in south Africa

[@IceBloodKing]

is it halal?

[@silumankampret7398]

No

[@alifxzzclan1955]

Yes ..but it cant because its on Low Population

[@azizi8921]

No, because its a mammal with claws.

[@rianafsanzani5744]

half boar

[@kittybooboo7215]

Drowzee & hypno

[@fgh8okbbffuivcjo971]

Yee inspired by this

[@salharina1128]

🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️

[@sirsadru4743]

half pig, half panda, half elephant

[@abbyzain3232]

panda ? horse and rhino correction

[@eudoraeudora4673]

they actually creating unicorn. but failed. so they called it teh pahr

[@busisiwemabaso7656]

Tapirs are not cute

[@johannfurstvongiallio869]

Baku-san is hungry for nightmares.