Contessa and Tupi are the proud parents of a Baird's tapir male calf, Reid Park Zoo announced Thursday. The calf was born Nov. 9 at 9:03 p.m. and he weighed 25 pounds, according to a news release ...

When you think of a trunked animal, you may think of the anteater or elephant. However, there's another species of trunked ...

A Baird's tapir calf born at the Reid Park Zoo on Jan. 4 is being hand-raised by zoo keepers, like Zoo Supervisor Adam Ramsey, after its mother showed signs of aggression toward it.

Endangered South American Tapir. Image by Miroslav_1 via Depositphotos. There are four recognized species of tapirs: Baird’s tapir, Mountain tapir, Malayan tapir, and Brazilian tapir. The Malayan ...

Baird’s tapir. Image by Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 https: ... All four tapir species are threatened or endangered, with the critically endangered Malay tapir having declined by more than 50% in just ...

Tapirs are often called “living fossils” because they have changed very little since the Eocene Epoch, which was between 56 ...

The tapir is an unusual animal with a long history. It’s hard to miss, thanks to its stocky body and distinctive trunk-like snout. ... Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii), and mountain tapir ...

On the ground floor of Chinatown’s Four Points, LaGula — from the team behind The Hungry Tapir — is rewriting the rules of what a vegan eatery can be: part brun ...

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