Tapir spotted in Punggol likely swam to Singapore from Malaysia: Acres

In a video posted on Facebook, the rear end of the tapir can be seen as it trots along the path, occasionally weaving towards either side. - SCREENGRABS FROM MC WAI/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A Malayan tapir that was spotted at the Punggol Park Connector most likely swam to Singapore from Malaysia, said the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) on Sunday (July 23).

On Saturday morning, Richard Seah posted on the Singapore Wildlife Sightings Facebook group that he had just seen a tapir “the size of a large pig” on the Punggol Park Connector opposite Coney Island.