The tapir, the biggest land mammal in South America, has been spotted in Brazil's Costa Verde region 100 years after its last sighting.

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (PDZA) welcomed a special new baby to its family in Tacoma over the weekend. A rare and ...

And if you thought baby tapirs were just miniature versions of their parents, think again. The zoo describes this cutie as a "fuzzy, walking watermelon" — thanks to its dark, velvety coat sprinkled ...

Dozens of tributes are paid with former students saying Timmy was an inspiration.

After 100 years, the South American tapir reappears in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, sparking hope for conservation. Can this lost species survive modern threats?

Keepers at a safari park say one of their most popular residents, a female tapir, has died. Jessie lived at Longleat in Wiltshire, and lived to the age of 28, a normal lifespan for the species.