Antwerp Zoo in Belgium has welcomed a new family member: a baby Malayan tapir. The newborn is a little boy, and his arrival gives a bit of hope for the endangered species. There are less than 2,500 ...

Animal killed in car accident while crossing road JEMPOL: A male tapir was killed after it was hit by two vehicles while crossing Jalan Bukit Rokan Barat near here. Jempol police chief Supt Hoo Chang ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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.

COLORADO SPRINGS — It is a somber day at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo today as they lost two of their endangered species on Thursday afternoon. The zoo said goodbye to a Mountain Tapir and a Mexican Wolf ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZ) is mourning the loss of two rare and endangered animals. The Colorado Springs zoo said its 19-year-old mountain tapir Cofan and 14-year-old ...

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.