The tapir is an unusual animal with a long history. It’s hard to miss, thanks to its stocky body and distinctive trunk-like snout. Even though tapirs live on land, your best bet for finding one is to ...

Baby tapirs look like walking watermelons with their striped and spotted bodies — a unique pattern that is as strategic as it ...

World Tapir Day is observed every year on 27 April where the reality of this species emerges. Only four tapir species still ...

Tamara, who appeared on a CBBC programme, arrived at her new home at the end of April.

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, ...

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 ...

A tapir, from first impression, seems to be a bizarre blend of multiple animal species; a body that resembles a hog with a small proboscis like an elephant. Such odd appearances make most people ...

The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance took to social media to confirm the loss of two of its endangered Malayan tapirs and the cause of their deaths. According to the zoo, an internal review revealed ...