In Pictures: Kingut The Tapir Turns 40

In Pictures: Kingut The Tapir Turns 40

Keepers at Port Lympne Reserve in Kent are helping Malayan tapir Kingut celebrate a milestone birthday.

The animal turns 40 on Saturday, which they say makes him the world’s oldest tapir of his kind.

Ben Cosgrove from the reserve said: “Even at the age of 40 he’s still active, although it takes him a little while to get up in the morning and he’s not quite as fast as he used to be.”

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Gareth Fuller
With keepers at Port Lympne Reserve (Gareth Fuller/PA)