Singapore Night Safari welcomes birth of first male Malayan tapir in close to a decade


Bintang, the first male Malayan tapir calf to be born at the Night Safari since 2011, trying out solid food for the first time.Photo courtesy of Wildlife Reserves Singapore

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The Night Safari has welcomed the latest addition to its Malayan tapir family -- the first male calf in close to a decade.

The birth of Bintang, or Star in Malay, was captured in a video posted on Facebook by Wildlife Reserves Singapore last week.

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