The male Malayan tapir breached his habitat early Tuesday morning but was successfully captured an hour later, the Florida zoo said Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been ...

The discovery of an ancient tapir's skeletal remains near an emperor's tomb indicates that these animals once roamed China. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

HOUSTON — South America’s Pantanal at the Houston Zoo just got a whole lot cuter after welcoming a baby Baird’s tapir. The female calf was born on July 23 to mom Moli and dad Noah, weighing 18 pounds.

BOSTON (CBS) – Staff members at Franklin Park Zoo are preparing for a rare birth sometime this summer. Abby, a Baird's tapir, provided a big surprise when staff performed an ultrasound in December and ...