Malayan Tapir

The Asian Tapir (or Malayan Tapir) is the only Tapir in the Old World, It’s shy, rare and spectacular. We waited for two nights in a remote hide in Taman Negara, and we took shifts to keep an eye on the small pool in the forest clearing. Suddenly it just stood there. A great male, with its proboscis down on the salt lick. The atmosphere was almost a bit eerie, with wild Elephants roaring nearby, and several Owls and Arguses adding to the nightly chorus.