Sylvain Cordier / South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris) close up of the head, showing the teeth during flehmen response. Captive at zoo.

Luciano Candisani / Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) walking underwater, Olho D'agua River, Bodoquena Plateau, Brazil

Murray Cooper / Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in rainforest, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in rainforest, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in rainforest, Ecuador

Tony Heald / Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris) drinking profile, Pantanal, Brazil

Pete Oxford / Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris) walking. Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Pete Oxford / Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris) mother and baby on bank of Tiputini River. Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador, South America.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris) at edge of forest, Bocaina, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Roland Seitre / Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) female nuzzling calf, native to South America

Roland Seitre / Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in water, native to South America

Roland Seitre / Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) calf, native to South America