Assertion: tapir | /r/CapableOf | use its trunk
Facets:
value: as snorkels
type: MANNER
value: to grab branches
type: PURPOSE
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: like snouts
type: MANNER
value: to pick up grasses
type: PURPOSE
value: to pick up leaves
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The tapir uses its trunk to pick up grasses, leaves, and fruit and carry them to the mouth.
text: The tapir uses the trunk to reach for branches with tasty leaves and fruits.
text: They use this trunk to grab branches and clean them of leaves or to help pluck tasty fruit.
text: Tapirs are fast swimmers and will often use their trunk like snouts as a snorkel when diving deeper, closing their nostrils to avoid water getting in, however they mostly swim with their heads out of the water.
text: Tapirs can stay under water for several minutes using their trunks as snorkels.