Today is World Tapir Day, and once again it’s time to celebrate these fantastically charismatic perissodactyls with a few brief words South American tapirs were long assumed to have invaded the ...

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, ...

Mother and calf make an adorable pair, nuzzling noses together. The newest addition to Brookfield Zoo - a South American tapir calf - has been enjoying some behind-the-scenes bonding time with mom.

In January 2025, a truly remarkable event unfolded in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: the South American tapir, a mammal thought to have disappeared from the region more than a century ago, was spotted ...

PHOENIX — The Wildlife World Zoo has a new resident to look after with the birth of a rare South American Tapir. The newborn calf is receiving around-the-clock care by veterinary staff at the ...

The Amazon rain forest is under threat. Fragmentation, fires and climate change are just a few of the hazards. In natural, intact forests, animals that eat fruits help to keep the forest in a constant ...

For some considerable time now, there have been rumours of an incredible zoological discovery: a new species of living perissodactyl a tapir due to be announced from the Amazon. T. kabomani is known ...

Somewhere within the American Museum of Natural History in New York City lies the partial skull and skin of a young adult male tapir, item number 36661, collected by former president Theodore ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — Guests of Brookfield Zoo will now be able to see a South American tapir calf in his outdoor habitat located on the north side of Pachyderm House. The calf turned 2-months-old ...