The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium has welcomed a new baby, a Malayan tapir, which the zoo describes as a "tiny, walking ...

“Little Ume sports the signature white spots and stripes of a newborn tapir, making her look like a tiny, fuzzy watermelon,” the zoo wrote online. Staff say mom and baby are thriving behind ...

The San Diego Zoo is celebrating the birth of a baby Tapir cub, and they're now looking for help in finding the perfect name. On June 27, 2024, the San Diego Zoo shared a video to its official ...

“We’re excited to announce the birth of a female Baird’s tapir. She was born on September 1 to parents Tupelo and Chac after a 13-month gestation,” Metro Richmond Zoo announced on Facebook Monday. The ...

It’s the baby Malayan tapir at the Minnesota Zoo. I often think about the day I met her. I was at the zoo to photograph other species, but as I wound down for the day, a couple of the zookeepers ...

resulting in this beautiful baby tapir,” she said. Yuna had a healthy pregnancy and didn’t need any help from zoo staff when she gave birth to Ume around 7 p.m. on Feb. 2. "She's the type of ...

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 baby tapir’s name is Sandía, which means “watermelon” in Spanish. Metro Richmond Zoo says the Baird’s tapir is an endangered species native to Mexico and Central America.