Although the tapir is the largest of
all Amazon land animals, weighing up to 800 hundred pounds, it is the most
difficult to one to get a good look at in the wild. Tapirs are mostly
nocturnal animals and are extremely intelligent. The best time to see them
is during the day time at the peak of the dry season when it is hot and they
have to come to the river to cool off. It is common during the dry season
to see them swimming across the river as you will see in this video. You
will also see that they are fast swimmers and when they hit the shore, zoom!
they are gone.
