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 ...

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 ...

"With many of us now at different stages in our lives from we when we first began the band, we feel as though now it is a good time to close the curtains on the Tapir! chapter of our lives. We are all ...

Point Defiance Zoo welcomes crowds as Ume, a rare Malayan tapir calf, makes her public debut, boosting conservation efforts with under 50 in North America.

In a remarkable turn of events, the South American tapir, once believed extinct in parts of Brazil, has been rediscovered in the Atlantic Forest. After nearly a century, camera traps captured ...

World Tapir Day is observed every year on April 27 to raise awareness about tapirs, one of the world's most unique and ancient animals. In 2025, World Tapir Day will again remind people why it is ...

Lauren Phillippi, lead mountain tapir keeper, says that Mochi - who is 24-years-old - is an older guy, but remains playful and curious. "He likes to hold his head to one side or stretch out a leg ...

Baird’s tapirs seen chasing each other during a fight in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in May 2024. Photo from Reyna-Hurtado, Huerta-Rodríguez and Rojas-Flores (2025) ...

What do horses, armadillos, sloths, and tapirs all have in common? They’re all animals, sure. They’re all mammals, too. But there’s something more striking, more special, about them: Around 500,000 ...

Mr. Branin spotted the first one, a horse tooth. The divers then discovered a hoof core and a tapir skull. A sinkhole opened in the state’s Big Bend region 500,000 years ago, effectively becoming a ...

Collectors “Diving In Coffee” Discover Rare 500,000-Year-Old Underwater Fossil Bed Remains of horses, sloths, armadillos, and tapirs may include new species and a few "oddballs".

Tapirs defy physics, using their anatomy in unimaginable ways to reach the best fruits of the jícaro. After locating the fruits thanks to their keen sense of smell, the tapirs stand up, supporting ...