One of the strangest-looking mammals living today is the tapir, a visual hodgepodge of an elephant and a wild hog. In fact, the Thai word for tapir is "P'som-sett," which means "mixture is finished" ...

World Tapir Day 2026 is celebrated every year on 27 April. (Image: Canva) World Tapir Day is observed on April 27 to raise tapir awareness Only four tapir species remain, all threatened by habitat ...

World Tapir Day is observed every year on April 27 to raise awareness about tapirs, one of the world's most unique and ancient animals. In 2025, World Tapir Day will again remind people why it is ...

CORRECTION:The IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group has not declared the Kabomani tapir a “unit of conservation importance” as originally reported in this article. Nor will the proposed species be ...

Described as “gardeners of the forest,” tapirs help maintain healthy ecosystems by dispersing seeds and landscaping the vegetation. Yet they remain underfunded for research. All four tapir species — ...

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 ...

What is a tapir? From where it lives to what it eats, here's everything you need to know about this endangered species and the critical conservation efforts to save them. Imagine an ancient mammal ...

Cofan is “a big love bug,” says Cheyenne Mountain Zoo lead animal keeper Michelle Salido. Carlotta and Cofan are the sweet old couple who live down the block. Only the pair are mountain tapir, and ...

Tapirs are very charismatic, yet not many people know much about these species. Evolutionarily, tapirs represent a unique taxonomic group; they have retained most of their prehistoric anatomical ...

An interview with Sheryl Todd, president of the Tapir Preservation Fund at 1490 Marine Drive, Astoria. (503) 325-3170 or cell phone (503) 338-8646. Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! And alligators, ...