* Fruits: They love a wide variety of fruits, including mangoes, bananas, figs, and berries.
* Leaves: They also enjoy browsing on leaves and shoots from various trees and bushes.
* Grasses and herbs: They graze on grasses and herbs in open areas, similar to cows or horses.
* Aquatic plants: Tapirs are semi-aquatic, so they sometimes forage in shallow water for aquatic plants.
* Bark and twigs: They occasionally eat bark and twigs, especially during dry seasons when other food sources are scarce.
They play an important role in their ecosystem by dispersing seeds through their droppings, helping plants grow in new areas.