tapirs use their schnose as a snorkle

Kaizen had indeed noticed the strange smell. By then he was fairly used to the natural scents of Auster's flora and fauna, but this was something new and as a keen hunter he intended to find out what it was. If nothing else to just make sure Tojo's land was secure, kittens were one thing, but this was another beast entirely. Perhaps something he ought to hunt and kill, its meat would surely fill the pantry well. It smelled...like it ate plants, was the easiest way for him to describe it. There were no lingering traces of blood, if anything it smelled sort of muddy? Aquatic, or at the very least semi-aquatic.

Drawing to a stop, it seemed as though Hattori had noticed the creature long before he had, a frown settling on his features. Kaizen knew he had a lot to learn still, that it shouldn't be surprising the Kaicho had beaten him to it, but still... His tail tucked between his legs, his sense of disappointment stronger than he would have liked.