Ume, a tapir at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, is set to be relocated to another accredited zoo in the Midwest in ...

The Zoo of Aïn Sebaâ in Casablanca has announced the birth of a Brazilian tapir, a rare event that conservationists say ...

DENVER (CBS4)- People visiting the Denver Zoo on Wednesday were kept out of the Toyota Elephant Passage exhibit after a tapir escaped. The tapir is making its new home at the Toyota Elephant Passage ...

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 , is the second calf for Malacca, dam, and ...

MINNEAPOLIS — For only the second time in 22 years, the Minnesota Zoo has successfully bred an endangered Malayan tapir. The zoo unveiled the striped-and-spotted calf this week, although the 25-pound ...

If you're looking for something that will make you smile, this sweet video that Miller Zoo shared introducing the world to their newest family member will do it. Meet Rosie, an adorable baby tapir ...

Ten acres of habitat just wasn’t enough for Rinny the tapir. This morning, the 800-pound black-and-white mammal briefly escaped from her new home at the Denver Zoo’s brand new exhibit, Toyota Elephant ...

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.

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. - The 'cuteness factor' is up a bit at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley following the arrival of a new Malayan tapir calf. Zoo officials say the endangered calf arrived July 30 ...

Carlotta, one of just seven mountain tapir in the United States, died at age 27 at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, officials announced Wednesday. “Most people had never heard of a mountain tapir before ...