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Birthday treat for Malayan tapir still going strong at 39

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Kingut, Europe's oldest Malayan Tapir, is feed cake by his keeper Ben Cosgrove as he celebrates his 39th birthday in his enclosure at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park near Ashford, Kent (Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)

 

EUROPE’S oldest Malayan tapir is celebrating his 39th birthday at a British animal park by gorging on his favourite foods of apples, bananas and carrots.

The animal, called Kingut, has outlasted most Malayan tapirs who on average only live to the age of 12, according to experts at Port Lympne Reserve in Kent.

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(Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)

Kingut was born in captivity to wild-born parents at Ragunan Zoo in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 1978, before arriving at Howletts zoo in Kent in 1992, then transferring to Port Lympne in 2008.

As he celebrates his birthday on Friday, Joel Bunce, Port Lympne’s head of hoofstock section, said: “He loves being the centre of attention and really enjoys back rubs from the team.

“We will be making an extra special fuss of him on his birthday and I’m sure he will love his special cake.”