Dublin Zoo is asking for help in naming its newest arrival.
A Brazilian tapir calf has been born to parents Rio and Marmaduke.
Tapirs look something like pigs with trunks, but they are actually related to horses and rhinoceroses.
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The world's biggest tapir is found in the Old World—Southeast Asia.
The black-and-white Malay tapir can grow to 800 pounds (363 kilograms). It inhabits the forests and swamps of Malaysia and Sumatra.
The Zoo is asking people to go to its Facebook page and suggest a name which would honour his south American roots.
Team Leader at Dublin Zoo is Eddie O'Brien:
You can take a look at the Tapir enclosure in Dublin Zoo below:
