Tapir weighing 220kg gets stuck in Setiu ditch


SETIU: Residents of Kg Jelapang were shocked to discover a male tapir weighing 220kg trapped after falling into a water-filled ditch on Wednesday (Dec 18).

A resident, Wan Zahhar Wan Zakaria, 26, said they discovered the animal when he was going to his mother-in-law’s house at around 8am.

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