Tapirs use their noses to grab fruit, leaves, and other food. For food that may seem out of reach, the creature can stretch its nose way up, wrap around the morsel and pull it down to eat.

Though the baby tapir is a bit of a picky eater. “She started trying solid food at about two weeks and at the moment she loves carrot and apple, but she’s not so keen on parsnip – she chews ...

The tapir, South America's largest land mammal, plays a key role in maintaining the biodiversity of forests and wetlands. Conservation biologist Patrícia Medici works to protect this elusive species.

The calf is starting to frolic and play with food and leaves. Tapir calves are born with fawn-like patterns that provide camouflage in the wild. As they age, their coats change to a dark reddish ...

Hungry Tapir reaches out to a surprisingly large non-vegan market as well, offering tasty food in a gorgeous setting. When dining in, you’ll notice the surprised looks on customers, many of whom ...

It was caught on tape-ir. After over a century of being considered regionally extinct, the South American tapir was spotted alive and well in Brazil in footage blowing up online. In January ...

Baird’s tapirs are born with camouflage that hides them while their mothers are foraging for food, the zoo said. In the zoo’s video, the baby explores the area. She has a brown coat with white ...

The male Malayan tapir breached his habitat early Tuesday ... Flaco the Escaped Central Park Zoo Owl Remains At Large and Is Now Hunting for Food in N.Y.C. The zoo said that the animal did not ...

called 'latrines,' are also sources of nutrients and food resources for other species. Lautenschlager Rodrigues says many anthropogenic causes are affecting the persistence of tapirs in their ...