The South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was thought to have gone extinct in areas of Brazil, has reappeared in the lust stretches of the Atlantic Forest. This incredible rediscovery is a ...

Agostina is a tapir that silently moves her heavy body while eating leaves in a forest in western Nicaragua, where she was released on Friday as part of a preservation effort. She was born in ...

Al and Johnson were euthanized within hours of each other so that neither would experience loneliness. Tapirs and capybaras are not natural friends in the wild. A zoo in the United Kingdom is mourning ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Colorado Springs' Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) is celebrating World Tapir Day on April 27th by inviting visitors to meet Mochi, the mountain tapir. Zoo guests can ...

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 ...

Tapir babies are often described based on the physical appearance that makes them appear as “walking watermelons.” However, these physical traits serve a much larger purpose than just looking odd. The ...

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 Malayan tapir calf has been born in southern Spain, the first birth of this endangered species ever reported in the country. The newborn is estimated to weigh about 18 to 22 pounds, and early ...

The Malayan tapir, locally known as tenuk or cipan, is easily recognised by its distinctive body colouration, featuring a ...