The San Diego Zoo has announced that female Baird’s tapir Luna gave birth to a female calf in early June — and the baby needs a name. The prehensile-nosed calf and her mother can now be seen ...
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Wash. Yuna, the beloved Malayan tapir, is preparing to welcome a new calf after a 13-month gestation period. The zoo’s dedicated veterinary and keeper team ...
Another adaptive trait that male rhinos, horses, and tapirs share: They’re “extremely well endowed,” says tapir expert Michele Stancer, director of animal care at Utah’s Hogle Zoo in Salt ...
The Malayan tapir is an "odd-toed" animal, having four toes on each front foot and three toes on the back A rare Malayan tapir, a species which is related to both the horse and the rhinoceros, has ...