Baby tapir Ume had her first encounter with the water dish and it’s adorable! 🥰 | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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Baby tapir Ume had her first encounter with the water dish and it’s adorable! 🥰 | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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Baby Ume, our endangered two-month-old tapir calf, is now 130 pounds and growing fast! 💗 She is becoming more brave with her indoor pool, dipping her head underwater and venturing a little deeper. Learning to swim is an important step before Ume can safely enjoy the big outdoor pools in the Asian Forest Sanctuary. | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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Baby Ume, our endangered two-month-old tapir calf, is now 130 pounds and growing fast! 💗 She is becoming more brave with her indoor pool, dipping her head underwater and venturing a little deeper. Learning to swim is an important step before Ume can safely enjoy the big outdoor pools in the Asian Forest Sanctuary. | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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Ume has the zoomies! 🏎️ Baby Ume just explored the large waterfall habitat with her mom, Yuna, for the very first time. The 252-pound tapir calf swam, zoomied, snuffled through the grass, chomped on sticks and snacks, and chirped with pure tapir joy. 💗 | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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Ume has the zoomies! 🏎️ Baby Ume just explored the large waterfall habitat with her mom, Yuna, for the very first time. The 252-pound tapir calf swam, zoomied, snuffled through the grass, chomped on sticks and snacks, and chirped with pure tapir joy. 💗 | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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Our love will never tapir, Ume! ❤️ The adorable endangered tapir calf was born on Feb. 2 to mom Yuna. Ume sports the signature white spots and stripes of a newborn tapir, making her look like a tiny, fuzzy watermelon. 🍉 This special arrival is only the second Malayan tapir calf ever born at the Zoo in our 120-year history. Mom and baby are thriving behind the scenes, and we can’t wait to share more updates soon. 💕 📹: Keeper Katie | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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Our love will never tapir, Ume! ❤️ The adorable endangered tapir calf was born on Feb. 2 to mom Yuna. Ume sports the signature white spots and stripes of a newborn tapir, making her look like a tiny, fuzzy watermelon. 🍉 This special arrival is only the second Malayan tapir calf ever born at the Zoo in our 120-year history. Mom and baby are thriving behind the scenes, and we can’t wait to share more updates soon. 💕 📹: Keeper Katie | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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⏸️ Take a 40-second break with Ume, our 7-month-old Malayan tapir calf, as she enjoys a snack alongside her mom, Yuna. 💕 At 350 pounds, Ume still has lots of growing to do before she catches up to Yuna’s 774 pounds! These endangered herbivores are the largest of the tapir species. 📹: Keeper Katie | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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⏸️ Take a 40-second break with Ume, our 7-month-old Malayan tapir calf, as she enjoys a snack alongside her mom, Yuna. 💕 At 350 pounds, Ume still has lots of growing to do before she catches up to Yuna’s 774 pounds! These endangered herbivores are the largest of the tapir species. 📹: Keeper Katie | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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Little Ume, our endangered tapir calf, has loved meeting so many of you over the past two weekends! This growing baby needs lots of rest, so she’s been catching plenty of Z’s behind the scenes and in her habitat. 😴 We’ve heard your questions about when you can see her. Ume and her mom, Yuna, will typically be in one of the rotating Asian Forest Sanctuary habitats on at least one weekday and weekends. However, their schedule depends on their needs, behavior, and the weather, so viewing isn’t gua
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Little Ume, our endangered tapir calf, has loved meeting so many of you over the past two weekends! This growing baby needs lots of rest, so she’s been catching plenty of Z’s behind the scenes and in her habitat. 😴 We’ve heard your questions about when you can see her. Ume and her mom, Yuna, will typically be in one of the rotating Asian Forest Sanctuary habitats on at least one weekday and weekends. However, their schedule depends on their needs, behavior, and the weather, so viewing isn’t gua
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Baby Ume isn’t quite ready to take the plunge into her big behind-the-scenes pool just yet, but this 95-pound tapir calf is getting closer every day! | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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Baby Ume isn’t quite ready to take the plunge into her big behind-the-scenes pool just yet, but this 95-pound tapir calf is getting closer every day! | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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Baby Ume now has a new teething log to gnaw on, giving her mom, Yuna the tapir, a well-deserved break as Ume works through her two-month-old teething process. 😂 | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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Big splashes for a little tapir! 🌊 Baby Ume just explored the large waterfall habitat with her mom, Yuna, for the very first time today. The 252-pound tapir calf swam, frolicked, snuffled through the grass, chomped on sticks and snacks, and chirped with pure tapir joy. 🌿 See 5-month-old Ume and her mom, Yuna, explore the waterfall habitat again this Saturday and Sunday, July 12 & 13. | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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Behind the scenes with five-month-old baby Ume! After a big day of exploring her outdoor habitats, our sweet tapir calf is all snuggles and snoozes with mom Yuna. Ume's curiosity keeps growing, and so does her bond with Mom! 💗 📹: Keeper Katie | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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Ume the tapir calf is the most perfect pretty little baby 🩷 | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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Rare Malayan Tapir debuts at Tacoma's Point Defiance Zoo | FOX 13 Seattle
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Ume the tapir calf may not be ready to take the plunge into her big pool just yet, but behind the scenes, she’s having a blast in her baby pool! 💦 She loves splashing around and standing in the water at her own pace. 📹: Keeper Katie | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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Baby Tapir Calf Born at Point Defiance Zoo
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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium on Instagram: "Baby Ume, our endangered one-month-old tapir calf, is already 95 pounds and growing fast! 💗 📹: Keeper Katie #ume #tapir #pointdefiancezoo #cuteanimals #babyanimals #malayantapir"
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Ume tapir calf two month update
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Baby tapir Ume curiously boops the zoo camera
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Another big milestone for baby tapir Ume! 💗 She now has two teeth coming in and has started mouthing at food and hay. 🥬 It won’t be long before she’s munching away like mom Yuna! The rare and endangered tapir calf is 23 days old today. She is growing fast and will soon outgrow her stripes and spots, which will fade around six months of age. Ume and her mom, Yuna, will be viewable to guests later this spring once she gets a little older and the weather warms up. #ume #tapir #endangeredspecies #
Feb 26, 2025
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Point Defiance tapir baby's gender revealed
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Positive Training for Endangered Baby Tapir Ume
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It's a big day for baby Ume! The one-month-old tapir calf had access to a larger indoor pool behind the scenes, and she wasted no time testing it out with her mom, Yuna. Stay tuned to see how this tiny tapir takes to the water. #tapir #ume
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Watch a baby tapir have endless joyful fun
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Ume the tapir turns 1!
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Snoots & Toots! 😂 Baby tapir Ume is here behind the scenes adorably booping the camera with her fuzzy snoot. 🥰 Meanwhile, mom Yuna delivers a soundtrack we didn’t ask for but definitely won’t forget. 💨 | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium on Instagram: "Zookeepers are fostering positive interactions with baby Ume by gently giving her scratches and associating specific body parts with verbal cues. This training helps the endangered tapir become comfortable with human touch, ensuring stress-free care in the future. 📹: Assistant curator Erin #ume #tapir #babyanimals #animalcare #pointdefiancezoo #cuteanimals #zoo #zookeeper"
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Snoots & Toots: Baby Tapir Ume's Adorable Moments
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Baby Tapir Scratches
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One minute of adorable Ume snacking on lettuce. 🥬 The baby tapir now has four teeth growing in and is 25 days old. Guests will be able to see Ume and Yuna later this spring. 🌸 📹: Keeper Katie #ume #tapir #endangeredspecies #babyanimals #cuteanimals | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium on Instagram: "Crunch time with adorable Ume! The 10-month-old tapir now weighs 483 pounds. 💗 📹: Keeper Katie #tapir #ume #pointdefiancezoo"
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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium on Instagram: "More swimming lessons for baby Ume! 🛟 The one-month-old tapir calf had access to a larger indoor pool behind the scenes, but instead of diving in, she cautiously tiptoed at the edge, curiously testing the water with her wiggly nose. Tapir mom, Yuna, was enjoying her swimming session and encouraging Ume to join (that’s the “hiccup” sound you hear). 📹: Keeper Katie"
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