Ever since Ume the Malayan tapir was born at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, last month, the baby ...

Ume, a rare Malayan tapir, just turned 1 month old at ... resulting in this beautiful baby tapir,” she said. Yuna had a healthy pregnancy and didn’t need any help from zoo staff when she ...

The baby calf, with a distinctive coat featuring ... and illegal trade. The Malayan tapir is related to both the horse and the rhinoceros. One important way that guests can help tapirs and other ...

Point Defiance Zoo recently welcomed a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf. Her name is Ume ... Staff say mom and baby are thriving behind the scenes and they can’t wait to share updates ...

A Malayan tapir calf was born at the Tacoma zoo on Feb. 2. Katie G. Cotterill Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new ...

Ume is a white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf that was born Feb. 2 at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma. Her name means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. Since then she has ...

An endangered baby animal that looks like a fuzzy “walking watermelon” was born at a Washington zoo. The white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf was born Feb. 2 at Point Defiance Zoo ...

The brown and white fur helps provide camouflage for baby tapirs in their natural ... team leader for hoofstock at Edinburgh Zoo, said: "Malayan tapir populations in the wild are continuing ...