Hello,
My name is Tuti ( Tuti is an Indonesian name meaning a little girl), I am a Malayan Tapir. I come from the rainforests of Malaysia and Indonesia.
I love water and I can swim well. I am also a great hiker, easily climbing up and down slippery, muddy slopes as I search for food.
I LOVE food, my favourite thing is young, juicy, green shoots but I also like fruit, grass, twigs and water plants. I am a female tapir so I am quite big, I weigh 300kg! I am a female tapirs are often larger than males.
I am grown up now but when I was a baby I was brown with white spots and stripes- I was so cute.
Speaking of food, AGAIN, I mainly search for it at night. I have a really clever nose and my hearing is excellent. Finding food is getting harder for my family and me.
Our rainforest home is being burnt and cut down so that one day our home will be gone.
Tapirs are considered an endangered species which means we could become extinct soon if our home is not protected.
I wanted to join the fun of Writing Classes for Kids, but my friend, Ruth Palamountain thought it might also be a chance for you to learn more about Tapirs and the way we live.
Feel free to write to me: Tutiatwritingclassesforkids*at*deescribe*dot*com*dot*au
MY CREATOR
Illustrator, Ruth Palamountain lets me do all sorts of fun things and then she draws me while I’m doing then. Ruth met Dee (who started this blog) when they were both at school and they have been best friends ever since.
Ruth trained as a vet and she loves animals so I guess that’s why she’s so good at drawing them. Ruth and Dee both love books, creating, animals and chocolate.
SOME WEBSITES YOU MIGHT LIKE TO CHECK OUT
Help Save Tapirs! Tapir Specialist Group Conservation Fund
Official World Tapir Day Website
SaveTapirs.org :: The Baird’s Tapir Project of Costa Rica
