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 ...

Researchers have documented conflict between between a tapir and a dog in Mexico, highlighting the impact of encroaching human settlement on this living fossil species. Tapirs are a living fossil, ...

Status Remains Delicate. An adult male tapir was captured and transferred for specialized veterinary care after a fracture ...

I received the following email from my grandson Parker, who was on a field trip in Central America: “While walking a trail in Belize after dark, a member of our group spotted a faint eyeshine from ...

Woodland Park Zoo (WPZ) is preparing to say goodbye to its last remaining Malayan tapir, Ulan, at the end of August. Her last day for visitors will be Aug. 27. The 12-year-old is headed to Fresno ...

Lowland tapir populations in the Atlantic Forest in South America are at risk of almost complete disappearance, scientists have estimated. Weighing up to 250 kg, the animal can adapt to most habitats ...

The Woodland Park Zoo has welcomed a new male Malayan tapir named Tuah, who arrived from the Minnesota Zoo as part of a survival breeding plan. The name “Tuah” means “good fortune or luck” in Malay, ...

A tapir at Zoo Miami briefly escaped his enclosure on Tuesday morning after he was startled by maintenance workers using a large riding lawn mower. "The tapir just compromised [the enclosure]," Ron ...

I received the following email from my grandson Parker who was on a field trip in Central America: “While walking a trail in Belize after dark, a member of our group spotted a faint eyeshine from ...