After over a century of being considered regionally extinct, this ecological “unicorn” was spotted alive and well in the ...

Yuna and Baku were paired as part of the Species Survival Plan, a program that helps ensure the genetic diversity and long-term sustainability of Malayan tapirs in human care. The calf's sex and name ...

It’s the order of mammals that includes rhinos (three toes), horses (one hoofed toe), and tapirs (three toes in back and four toes in front). Extra toes are an evolutionary advantage that helps ...

Tapirs might be one of the largest land mammals in South America clocking in at an impressive 300 kilograms (661 pounds), but they have been noticeably absent from a region in Brazil for over 100 ...

The endangered animal seemed unfazed by the rangers and stayed around their campsite for awhile, wildlife officials said.

Learn more about the finding of over 550 fossils from horses, armadillos, and other animals in a sinkhole in Florida’s ...

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.

Located in the 4,330ha Sungai Dusun wildlife reserve, the centre is the only semi-wild sanctuary for Malayan tapirs (Tapirus indicus) in Malaysia. The centre focuses on conservation and ...

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Malayan tapirs are solitary, largely nocturnal and exclusively plant-eating mammals reaching over 8 feet in length, according to wildlife officials. Although they have few natural predators ...