It hasn't been spotted in the Atlantic Forest for over 100 years. Hidden trail cameras capture footage of South America's ...

It’s a girl! Point Defiance Zoo recently welcomed a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf. Her name is Ume, which means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. The zoo says her keeper staff chose the ...

Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world’s only daily column that can’t say enough about the wonderful tapir. We get frequent e-mails from the Denver Zoo, but nothing got us more fired up than ...

A female Malayan tapir calf, born on August 31, has been introduced to its habitat in Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium’s Lied Jungle. The calf, named Sariah, is the second calf for Malacca, dam, ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego Zoo is weighing names for a female Baird’s tapir calf that was born earlier this month, and they are asking for input. The calf and her mother, Luna, can now be ...

The San Diego Zoo has announced that female Baird’s tapir Luna gave birth to a female calf in early June — and the baby needs a name. The prehensile-nosed calf and her mother can now be seen sharing a ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Metro Richmond Zoo has announced the birth of an endangered animal. The zoo introduced a baby female Baird’s tapir as a part of its exhibits on Monday, Oct. 30. The tapir ...

Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium has a new resident. The zoo’s female endangered Malayan tapir, Yuna, gave birth to a male baby July 12. Tapirs are large herbivores that look similar to a pig ...

Researchers have documented conflict between between a tapir and a dog in Mexico, highlighting the impact of encroaching human settlement on this living fossil species. Tapirs are a living fossil, ...

I received the following email from my grandson Parker who was on a field trip in Central America: “While walking a trail in Belize after dark, a member of our group spotted a faint eyeshine from ...