After 10 years of monitoring these elusive animals, researchers thought they knew what to expect — but not anymore.

The South American tapir creates paths while it strolls the forest. On the flip side, tapirs do run the risk of being hunted by the likes of jaguars and pumas. The tapir dropping in numbers doesn ...

Ume, a rare Malayan tapir, just turned one month old at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. With her giant eyes and ...

It’s the order of mammals that includes rhinos (three toes), horses (one hoofed toe), and tapirs (three toes in back and four toes in front). Extra toes are an evolutionary advantage that helps ...

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 ...