I have permission from wesleydog to expand upon Tea's name. Proof can be seen below.
booklover789 wrote:Hello, wesley!

I've fallen in love with your ADORABLE Tapir character, Tea!

I was wondering, though, since you said not to change her name...could I possibly expand upon it? I was thinking of naming her Tea Leaves or Tea Petals. Would that be acceptable?
Pet's ID Tag: Kennel #25: Tea
Images of pet
Name:Tea Leaves
Nicknames:Petals, Tea, Tea Petals
Species/Breed:Tapir (Mix between a South American Tapir and Malayan Tapir)
Gender:Female
Reason You Want It:The moment I looked at her, I swear I fell in love. A tapir is not the most beautiful creature on the planet, but I think Tea is the best and most beautiful tapir I've ever seen. She is just amazing with the dark and pale pinks, the small accents of pale yellow, and her gorgeous blue eyes. She seems shy, and that aspect is simply adorable in a
baby Tapir like herself. She just looks so sweet and fragile...like she needs someone to take care of her. I'd really like to be that someone.
History/Background/Other:WIP!
Tea Leaves grew up in the rainforests of South America, where she lived with her mother, a
South American Tapir. Her father, a
Malayan Tapir, had met and fallen in love with her mother after he escaped from a zoo and wandered into the forest where her mother was staying with the small herd of Tapirs. Tea's father ended up dying shortly afterwards, due to poachers. Her mother had barely escaped, and later gave birth to Tea. Tea was an only child up until her mother fell in love again, having her a baby boy. Tea and her brother, Michael, were the only children Tea's mother ever had. Tea was two years older than Michael, and often felt more like a mother to him than a sister. Caring and kind in nature, Tea would often take care of Michael and the rest of the younger Tapirs in the herd they lived in. Tea's mother stayed with the male she'd fallen in love with, never straying far from his side. Tea would often teach the very young Tapirs to use their short trunks to root around in the soil, getting leaves that had fallen from the trees above. Once they got bigger, Tea would teach them to get the leaves directly from the tree, which was more difficult, especially for smaller Tapirs, like herself.
Sometimes, when human poachers came around, they'd drop things and forget to pick them back up again. Tea would collect these things, like broken shards of glass, feathers, and other small objects. She'd then find some twine or thread that had fallen off of the poachers' clothes and tie the items together, stringing them from the tree branches. One thing she always kept for herself was a bell. One of the poachers had dropped it, and she loved the tinkling sound it make when shaken. She never told anyone she had it, and would often venture away from the group to play with it as a child, so that no one would hear it and take it away from her.
I understand that by adopting this creature I take full responsibility for it.