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 ...

It’s a girl! Point Defiance Zoo recently welcomed a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf. Her name is Ume, which means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. The zoo says her keeper staff chose the ...

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 ...

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.

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, ...

World Tapir Day is observed every year on April 27 to raise awareness about tapirs, one of the world's most unique and ancient animals. In 2025, World Tapir Day will again remind people why it is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Woodland Park Zoo just welcomed an adorable new addition to its family. Binti is a Malayan tapir. She’s almost two years old. Her ...

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 ...