These tapirs are easily recognizable by their coloration; they have a large white patch around their middles, and black heads and hind quarters," the website writes. About Its Habitat: From ...

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 ...

An aroused tapir’s manhood is so “large and ungainly,” Stancer says, “I actually have seen the male step on it and scream.” Maneuvering the organ into mating position involves many ...

Bioparc Fuengirola has achieved this milestone after two decades in the breeding program for the endangered species, of which ...

Adorable video from Peak Wildlife Park in north Staffordshire shows two super-cute tapirs enjoy their relaxing spa treatment.

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 ...

Watch the adorable moment when two of the tapirs get a gentle brush-down - and appear to be totally blissed-out! The video, shared on Peak Wildlife Park's Facebook page, shows Tia and George ...