This tapir takes the gold for #TongueOutTuesday. 😝 The tapir's nose & upper lip combine into a flexible snout like an elephant's trunk. It can be used as a snorkel & as an effective tool to detect odors wafting through the dense forest. This prehensile mini-trunk (by elephant standards!) is used to grab branches & strip off the leaves or to help pluck fruit & put it directly in the tapir’s mouth. It also adds an air of mystery to the tapir—at first glance, it’s hard to tell just what this creature is! #ThisTapersOff #TapirTuesday #TheNoseKnows #SmellYaLater (photo: Debbie Beals)