Assertion: tapir | /r/CapableOf | use their snouts
Facets:
value: as snorkels
type: MANNER
value: to pluck leaves
type: PURPOSE
value: to keep cool
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: And, according to the San Diego Zoo, when threatened, tapirs will submerge themselves in a river and use their snouts like a snorkel.
text: These flexible mini-trunks are prehensile, which means that they can grasp things—for example, a tapir may use its snout to pluck tasty leaves or put fruit in its mouth.
text: Tapirs are surprisingly good swimmers and use their snout and as a snorkel when they’re under water.
text: Tapirs spend most of their day underwater, using their snouts like snorkels, to keep cool in their hot forest environment and also to avoid predators.
text: They can use their snouts as snorkels if they need to hide under the water longer period of time (in the case of danger).
text: They use their snouts as snorkels if they need to hide under water from predators.
text: It uses its snout to pluck leaves from tree branches or to feel around in the underbrush for fallen fruit to eat.
text: They use their snout as a snorkel.