South America's largest land mammal has made a historic comeback. The South American tapir hasn't been spotted in the Atlantic Forest for over 100 years and was considered extinct in Brazil's coastal ...

The latest departure from Dalton zoo saw two tapirs, Pinto and Kaya, move on to pastures new. The pair will be staying in the UK, the Safari Zoo said: "As always the new home has the right to announce ...

Only the second tapir birth there in more than a hundred years, the unnamed newborn resembles a “fuzzy, walking watermelon.” “Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave ...

TACOMA, Wash. - Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium celebrated the birth of a Malayan tapir calf over the weekend, marking only the second time in the zoo’s 120-year history that this rare and ...

They shined a flashlight toward the noise and saw a Malayan tapir foraging for food. The Malayan tapir seen at Si Phang Nga National Park. Screengrab from Facebook video shared by Si Phang Nga ...

The cameras of Rio de Janeiro’s State Institute of Environment (INEA) have caught a truly wild moment for Brazilian biodiversity: the South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), South America’s largest ...

The South American tapir, a vital species for biodiversity, reappears in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest after more than a century, marking a historic milestone for conservation efforts Credit : Shutterstock ...