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 ...

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Three-year-old Baird's tapir, lxchel, gave birth to her first offspring on July 2, the Zoo said in a press release. The animal is similar to deer fawns, with calves marked with "watermelon-like" white ...

The new tapir species has darker fur than other tapirs. (Photo by Fabrício R. Santos) BELO HORIZONTE, Minas Gerais, Brazil, December 24, 2013 (ENS) – A new species of tapir, a mammal considered to be ...

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 hide ...

A baby Baird’s tapir was born Sept. 1 at the Metro Richmond Zoo, according to a Facebook post. Screengrab from Metro Richmond Zoo Facebook page A baby animal with an elephant-like trunk is calling a ...

The Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris) may get a bad rap in Brazil, where referring to someone as a “tapir” essentially equates to calling them an “ass,” but history has shown that this species is ...

The animal was a local legend among the people living in a protected area of southeastern Brazil's Atlantic rain forest. They reported sightings of a pure-white tapir, a piglike animal that's usually ...

Florida welcomed one unique-looking baby animal on Tuesday morning when an endangered Malayan tapir was born, ZooTampa announced Friday. The Malayan tapir is an endangered species, according to the ...