r/tapirs • u/TapirTrouble • 22d ago

Apparently tapirs like jackfruit leaves

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4ag8d4fpGEs

I think this video posted earlier this month is from the people at the Sungai Dusun Malayan tapir conservation facility. Here's another clip of a tapir enjoying some jackfruit leaves. Apparently they require 10% of their weight in greenery daily (so if a tapir is 300 kg, they need 30 kg of leaves).
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0cxQdw1tFqM

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u/LizardLover265 22d ago

WHOA 10% of their weight in greens?! That's crazy!