Not on purpose. Tapir are herbivores. They eat leaves, fallen fruit, buds, and twigs. If a beetle gets mixed in there, I don't know if they spit it out or swallow it.
Ferns and Plant Shoots.
they eat tapir, monkeys, several birds and insects.
Humans have been known to hunt the tapir for its meat and skin. Some species of tapir are threatened or endangered for this reason.
They have been kown to eat up to 80lbs of vegetation a day
YES humans do eat beatles and other insects
tapirs love to eat berries and fruits
They use there strong jaw's and sharp but nubby teeth.
They have been observed to eat up to 40kgs of vegetation in one day
A Jaguar can eat a tapir
The tapir is a herbivore and spends it's time browsing for food to eat. The tapir eats leaves, twigs, branches, buds, shoots, berries, fruits and aquatic plants.
The Malayan tapir is a large herbivore. They eat the leaves and shoots of 115 different plant species. they are also prey animals for tigers and leopards.
Human eat tapirs and leaf cutter ants