Ever since Ume the Malayan tapir was born at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, last month, the baby ...

Ume, a rare Malayan tapir, just turned one month old at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. With her giant eyes and ...

Mochi the mountain tapir-one of only three of the critically endangered creatures in the entire United States-celebrated his ...

A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new name, and it’s also a fruit, a Washington zoo said. The white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf was ...

Two large herbivores from South Lakes Safari Zoo have arrived at their new homes. This follows the closure of Dalton zoo, which shut to members of the public for the last time at the end of 2024.

Ume is a white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf that was born Feb. 2 at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma. Her name means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. Since then she has ...

Last month, a pair of tapirs left Dalton Zoo for pastures new. At the time, the zoo shared that the tapirs would be staying in the UK. Now, it has been revealed that tapirs, Pinto and Kaya ...