After over a century of being considered regionally extinct, the South American tapir was spotted alive ... which are the largest terrestrial animal in South America — had last been spotted ...

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

The South American tapir, one of the largest land mammals ... insects, and other animals. By shaping their environment in these ways, they play a key role in maintaining ecological balance ...

A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new name, and it’s also a fruit, a Washington zoo said. The white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf was ...

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 ...

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium announced the name and gender of their rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Tuesday ... according to IUCN. The animals are herbivores and are important to their ...