Chester zoo hails birth of rare Malayan tapir as ‘important moment’

Female calf named Nessa will help efforts to protect species, of which fewer than 2,500 remain in the wild

An endangered Malayan tapir has been born at a UK zoo, in what the zoo said was an “important moment” for conservation.

The female calf, which zookeepers have named Nessa, was born weighing 9kg on Wednesday at Chester zoo, one of only two places in the country to keep tapirs, a species related to the horse and the rhinoceros.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/09/chester-zoo-birth-malayan-tapir-nessa

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