Ever since Ume the Malayan tapir was born at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, last month, the baby animal-loving side of the internet (and let's be honest, that's everybody) ...

HOUSTON — South America’s Pantanal at the Houston Zoo just got a whole lot cuter after welcoming a baby Baird’s tapir. The female calf was born on July 23 to mom Moli and dad Noah, weighing 18 pounds.

A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new name, and it’s also a fruit, a Washington zoo said. The white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf was named Ume, ...

Today we discuss a creature that’s very close to my heart, the Baird’s tapir. It’s an enormous, elephant-nosed, whistling, puddle-pooper. What’s not to love? Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) is known ...

Two longtime animal residents at an English zoo were euthanized on the same day, after zoo officials made what they described as a difficult but compassionate decision. In a statement from Newquay Zoo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Malayan tapir Animal is the only living Tapir species outside of the Americas. It is native to Southeast Asia from the Malay ...

The lowland tapir is a native of South America. This pair of totally spoiled tapirs resides at Peak Wildlife Park in Winkhill, Leek, in central England. You’ll understand why we call them spoiled ...