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The hapless tapir, which apparently weighs 220kg, had fallen into a water-filled ditch in Malaysia on Dec. 18. It'd gotten stuck and was unable to escape, reported Malaysian media Sinar Harian.

SETIU, Malaysia - Residents of Kg Jelapang in Terengganu were shocked to discover a male tapir weighing 220kg trapped after falling into a water-filled ditch on Dec 18. A resident, Mr Wan Zahhar ...

SETIU: Residents of Kg Jelapang were shocked to discover a male tapir weighing 220kg trapped after falling into a water-filled ditch on Wednesday (Dec 18). A resident, Wan Zahhar Wan Zakaria, 26 ...