"Many tapirs can be habituated to being touched and scratched. Some individuals will even lay down allowing physical examination and venipuncture. Temperaments of individuals vary greatly, however. One should exercise caution when working with any tapir that is being "scratched down" as they are capable of inflicting serious injury with their teeth." All makes sense now.
Stupid bastards - if you are going to be nice to each other use the thread Dev put up. I hope you all get your willies eaten by a tapir