First Malayan tapir born at Fresno Chaffee Zoo gets a name

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A six-week-old male Malayan tapir calf at Fresno Chaffee Zoo officially has a name.

The Fresno Chaffee Zoo had asked the community to choose between three names after the calf was born in July. There were three names to choose from: Ube, Winston, and Winchester.

The zoo says that with over four thousand votes, the calf was officially named Winston.

This birth marks a historic milestone, as he is the first Malayan tapir calf to be born at Fresno Chaffee Zoo…

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