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

After 10 years of monitoring these elusive animals, researchers thought they knew what to expect — but not anymore.

Tapirs are elusive, herbivorous mammals with distinctive prehensile snouts that inhabit the forests of Central and South ...

With their drooping noses, rotund bodies and vegetarian diets, tapirs are quite a sight. These elusive hoofed mammals are widely considered to be calm and gentle, naturally inclined to run and ...

Valerio Staffelli presents Alfonso Signorini with the Golden Tapir, following a complaint letter from Codacons addressed to ...

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