The Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium welcomed enthusiastic crowds Friday as Ume, a three-month-old Malayan tapir calf, made her highly anticipated public debut. “We wanted to come specifically to see the ...

The baby lives at the Newquay Zoo with her parents and a capybara named Johnson Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, animal rescue and ...

Ever since Ume the Malayan tapir was born at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, last month, the baby ...

Two longtime animal residents at an English zoo were euthanized on the same day, after zoo officials made what they described as a difficult but compassionate decision. In a statement from Newquay Zoo ...

World Tapir Day is observed every year on 27 April where the reality of this species emerges. Only four tapir species still exist on Earth and one of them is already critically endangered. Know which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're looking for something that will make you smile, this sweet video that Miller Zoo shared introducing the world to their ...

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, ...

MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) — A Zoo Miami animal is back in its enclosure after briefly escaping on Tuesday morning. A Malayan tapir leaped from its habitat at around 7:45 a.m., WPLG reports. It was apparently ...

A tapir which appeared on children's TV has arrived at her new home as part of plans to help protect a threatened species.

The decision followed an age-related health decline in both animals Two longtime animal residents at an English zoo were euthanized on the same day, after zoo officials made what they described as a ...