The Central American tapir is large. In fact, it’s the largest terrestrial mammal in the Neotropics. These animals can weigh up to 300 kilograms and the Bribri people of Costa Rica believe that a ...

The tapir, South America's largest land mammal, plays a key role in maintaining the biodiversity of forests and wetlands. Conservation biologist... The cutest mammal you haven't heard about and how to ...

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 ...

Over 14,000 lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris), also known as Brazilian tapirs, roam an Amazonian landscape across Bolivia and Peru, according to new research by scientists with the Wildlife ...

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 ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The past few years there has been a dedicated lobbying/promotional campaign among local amateur naturalists, professional conservationists, and ...

Tapirs are very charismatic, yet not many people know much about these species. Evolutionarily, tapirs represent a unique taxonomic group; they have retained most of their prehistoric anatomical ...

The Minnesota Zoo is welcoming a new baby tapir. Go here for video of the tapir. The male tapir was born at 5 a.m. Thursday, and the baby and its mother, Bertie, are well, the zoo said in a news ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Norfolk zoo’s first ever Malayan tapir baby is named “Luther,” after being born on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He’s the first baby for both his parents, 9-year-old Haddie and ...

Lowland tapir populations in the Atlantic Forest in South America are at risk of almost complete disappearance, scientists have estimated. The main long-term threat to their well-being is population ...