Feb. 17 (UPI) --A wild tapir caused a scene in a Malaysian city when it went wandering through the town's streets before being rescued from a storm drain. Residents of Dungun captured photos and ...

JEMPOL: A male tapir was killed after it was hit by two vehicles while crossing Jalan Bukit Rokan Barat near here. Jempol police chief Supt Hoo Chang Hook said the endangered animal, estimated to be ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Colorado Springs' Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) is celebrating World Tapir Day on April 27th by inviting visitors to meet Mochi, the mountain tapir. Zoo guests can ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A familiar face is back on the mountain at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo after he spent some time catching some sun in LA. Mochi, a critically endangered Mountain Tapir, and ...

They may be the largest living land mammals of the Americas with few predators, but for the few thousand wild tapirs left in the world the future looks bleak. Over the last 30 million years, the ...

Antwerp Zoo in Belgium has welcomed a new family member: a baby Malayan tapir. The newborn is a little boy, and his arrival gives a bit of hope for the endangered species. There are less than 2,500 ...

The Jordan Fire Department recently bought a faster live-saving airway tool and started using it on March 16. The tool can be inserted into someone’s airway in less than five seconds, quicker than a ...

Mother and calf make an adorable pair, nuzzling noses together. The newest addition to Brookfield Zoo - a South American tapir calf - has been enjoying some behind-the-scenes bonding time with mom.