# @sandiegozoo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BID8_P-j9__
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34251070-sandiegozoo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/291a8340b0.jpg
- **Posted:** 2016-07-19T23:38:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** San Diego Zoo (@sandiegozoo) — https://gondola.cc/sandiegozoo

## Caption

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)

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## Tags

tapirtuesday, thistapersoff, thenoseknows, tongueouttuesday, smellyalater

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