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. Even though tapirs live on land, your best bet for finding one is to ...

Cofan is “a big love bug,” says Cheyenne Mountain Zoo lead animal keeper Michelle Salido. Carlotta and Cofan are the sweet old couple who live down the block. Only the pair are mountain tapir, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Malayan tapir Animal is the only living Tapir species outside of the Americas. It is native to Southeast Asia from the Malay ...

Over 14,000 lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris), also known as Brazilian tapirs, roam an Amazonian landscape across Bolivia and Peru, according to new research by scientists with the Wildlife ...

A 25-year-old Baird’s tapir died this week at the Bergen County Zoo, according to a Facebook post from the zoo. “Tonka” arrived at the zoo in 2003 at the age of 3 and lived five years longer than the ...

World Tapir Day is observed every year on 27 April where the reality of this species emerges. Only four tapir species still exist on Earth and one of them is already critically endangered. Know which ...

Tapir babies are often described based on the physical appearance that makes them appear as “walking watermelons.” However, these physical traits serve a much larger purpose than just looking odd. The ...

Four other species of tapirs are found in the Amazon and in Southeast Asia, but a new one hasn't been discovered since 1865. The new tapir, dubbed Tapirus kabomani, is the smallest of the bunch but ...