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When you think of a trunked animal, you may think of the anteater or elephant. However, there's another species of trunked animal in the Americas and Asia.

Tapirs are often called “living fossils” because they have changed very little since the Eocene Epoch, which was between 56 and 33.9 million years ago.

"There's a new tiny Tapir at the San Diego Zoo," the video text explains. And it's a very cute baby! It looks like a cross between a deer, pig, and a bit of a zebra with its interesting patterned ...

Tapirs belong to the order Perissodactyla, which comprises odd-toed ungulates. This means Tapirs are more closely related to horses and rhinoceroses than to other large mammals. Despite their physical ...

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Growing up to 700 pounds, the South American tapir, or lowland tapir, is a vital member of rainforest ecosystems. These cartoonish critters become known as “forest gardeners” due to their ...

World Tapir Day is observed every year on April 27 to raise awareness about tapirs, one of the world's most unique and ancient animals. In 2025, World Tapir Day will again remind people why it is ...

It’s a girl! Point Defiance Zoo recently welcomed a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf. Her name is Ume, which means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. The zoo says her keeper staff chose ...

Lauren Phillippi, lead mountain tapir keeper, says that Mochi - who is 24-years-old - is an older guy, but remains playful and curious. "He likes to hold his head to one side or stretch out a leg ...

The lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris), about the size of a large pig, eats a diverse variety of fruits, seeds, plants, and leaves. We may wrinkle our noses at the thought of eating at a public ...