“Fossils deposited in hot, dry and arid places, such as large parts of Australia, lose their collagen very early…. The major challenge [has been] discovering bones that contain [enough] collagen to ...

The discovery of the tapir skeleton surprised archaeologists, ... While tapir fossils dating back over 100,000 years are known from China, ...

In ancient Chinese tombs, the Asian tapir was commonly used as a guardian animal. In burial pit "K10," a complete skeleton of a large animal measuring over two meters in length was found.

A rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf was born at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo, the second tapir birth in the zoo’s 120-year history.