Chester Zoo Celebrates The Birth Of Rony, An Incredibly Rare And Extremely Adorable Malayan Tapir

Do you know that the Malayan tapir is an endangered species? There are estimated to be less than 2,500 individuals left in the wild. They distribute in Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, and Myanmar.

Over the past decades, their population has decreased by half due to habitat loss and hunting. This species was added to the Red List by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's. Image Credits: Chester Zoo