Tapir gets mouth-to-snout resuscitation

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Tapir gets mouth-to-snout resuscitation

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The baby tapir was having trouble breathing

The baby tapir was having trouble breathing

A baby tapir born at Denver Zoo has needed some human help as struggled take its first breaths.

Staff monitoring the birth noticed the tapir was in trouble, and after waiting to see whether mum would help they stepped in to give it some mouth-to-snout resuscitation.

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