It seems some species of megafauna may have existed for much longer than previously assumed. For a long time, the overall ...

Here, Bumi, a four-month-old Malayan tapir, cautiously approaches the curious humans gathered outside his enclosure, his snout gently nuzzling his mother Eli’s side. Born on Feb 12, Bumi is the ...

Zoo officials said the tapir is endangered due to disappearing forests, farms, logging and being hunted by humans. Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of ...

The “mostly nocturnal” animal typically lives alone but may live in a pair. Zoo officials said the tapir is endangered due to disappearing forests, farms, logging and being hunted by humans.

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 the ...