They may be the largest living land mammals of the Americas with few predators, but for the few thousand wild tapirs left in the world the future looks bleak. Over the last 30 million years, the ...

Lowland tapir populations in the Atlantic Forest in South America are at risk of almost complete disappearance, scientists have estimated. The main long-term threat to their well-being is population ...

Tapirs have a long, flexible, prehensile snout which is perfect to grab leaves and branches. Sometimes, they even use their mini-trunks as a snorkel when swimming. Watch the video to learn more about ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An endangered and rare Malayan tapir calf was born this weekend at Washington’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. Only the second ...

Congratulations to the Dublin Zoo on their newest arrival, an adorable baby Brazilian tapir! The male calf, who does not yet have a name, was born on July 1 to mom Rio and dad Marmaduke. The baby is ...

The tapir is an unusual animal with a long history. It’s hard to miss, thanks to its stocky body and distinctive trunk-like snout. Even though tapirs live on land, your best bet for finding one is to ...

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 ...