We revealed major news last week as the largest continental mammal resurfaced more than 100 years later. The South American tapir hasn't been seen in over 100 years in the Atlantic forest.

Hopefully you've seen the videos online by now: Ume, the spot-covered tapir, making small squeaks or eating some lettuce. The 30-pound Ume kind of looks like a small anteater, with big eyes ...

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 ...

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 ...