By Naina Rao Described as “gardeners of the forest,” tapirs help maintain healthy ecosystems by dispersing seeds and ...

World Tapir Day is observed every year on 27 April where the reality of this species emerges. Only four tapir species still ...

By Naina Rao Asia’s only tapir species still remains understudied in Malaysia, researchers at the Wildlife Conservation ...

On this World Tapir Day, meet Malayan Tapir, the only tapir species found in Asia from all four. This day is celebrated every ...

Agostina is a tapir that silently moves her heavy body while eating leaves in a forest in western Nicaragua, where she was released on Friday as part of a preservation effort. She was born in ...

I received the following email from my grandson Parker, who was on a field trip in Central America: “While walking a trail in Belize after dark, a member of our group spotted a faint eyeshine from ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Colorado Springs' Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) is celebrating World Tapir Day on April 27th by inviting visitors to meet Mochi, the mountain tapir. Zoo guests can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DENVER (KDVR) — Caregivers are mourning and reviewing their processes at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance after an accidental ...

Houston Zoo guests are now able to see the zoo's newest addition, a baby Baird’s tapir born in late July. The baby, who has not yet been named, joined the mixed-species habitat exhibit Monday, ...