The tapir, the biggest land mammal in South America, has been spotted in Brazil's Costa Verde region 100 years after its last ...

Alongside these graceful apes, players can populate a moderate-sized tropical habitat with four other ... their enclosure with Giant Anteaters, Baird's Tapirs, Collared Peccary, and Capybara ...

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Jaguars face several threats, including habitat fragmentation and illegal killing ... Image by Miroslav_1 via Depositphotos There are four recognized species of tapirs: Baird’s tapir, Mountain tapir, ...

Credit: POINT DEFIANCE ZOO & AQUARIUM/Cover Images A rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf was born at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington on Sunday, 2 February 2025, only the second ...

The calf is currently bonding with its mother behind the scenes before it will be moved to a viewable habitat.

Malayan tapirs, which are most closely related to horses and rhinos, are classified as endangered. Native to Southeast Asia, the herbivorous species is in decline due to habitat loss caused by ...

According to the zoo, Malayan tapirs are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with populations declining due to habitat loss from deforestation and human ...