Scientists at Chester Zoo are testing a "tail-tagging" technique to help reintroduce a rare species into the wild. Last week, conservationists at Chester Zoo trialled attaching dummy transmitters ...

An endangered and rare Malayan tapir calf was born this weekend at Washington’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. Only the second tapir birth there in more than a hundred years, the unnamed ...

The San Diego Zoo has announced that female Baird’s tapir Luna gave birth to a female calf in early June — and the baby needs a name. The prehensile-nosed calf and her mother can now be seen ...

It’s a girl! Point Defiance Zoo recently welcomed a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf. Her name is Ume, which means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. The zoo says her keeper staff chose ...

Chester Zoo is set to unveil one of the UK's largest and most ambitious habitats, where giraffes, zebras and antelopes will roam freely together. The Heart of Africa zone, which spans over 17 ...

A one-month-old tapir calf enjoyed snacking and splashing in her pool on Wednesday, March 26, footage shows. Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, welcomed Ume into the world on ...