Denver Zoo officers are investigating after the zoo’s two Malayan tapirs died, the zoo introduced Friday.
“We’re deeply saddened to share that we just lately misplaced our two beloved Malayan tapirs, JohHi, 16, and Rinny, 18,” the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance wrote on Fb. “Given the lack of each animals in a comparatively brief time frame, our Animal Care and Well being groups are completely investigating their deaths to find out the causes and any potential connection in accordance with our customary protocols.”
Malayan tapirs are an endangered species, in accordance with the Worldwide Union for Conservation of Nature’s Purple Record of Threatened Species.
The tapirs — typically referred to as “oreo” tapirs due to their black and white coloring — usually develop as much as 8 ft lengthy and three 1/2 ft tall, and may weigh greater than 700 kilos, in accordance with the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance. The vegetarian animals can stay for as much as 30 years, zoo officers stated.
“We are able to affirm that there isn’t any threat to different animals, employees or company,” zoo officers stated, including that the zoo would share the outcomes of the demise investigations after they have been accomplished. It’s unknown how lengthy these investigations will take.
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