Tapirs may not be as well-known as elephants or big cats, but they are just as important to their ecosystems. As gentle ...

Vishnu Gopal (India) records the moment a lowland tapir steps cautiously out of the swampy Brazilian rainforest. Finding hoofprints on a forest track near his campsite, Vishnu waited nearby. An hour ...

Taipei Zoo is hosting events from Tuesday through April 30 to celebrate World Tapir Day on April 27. Zoo visitors can participate in a Malayan tapir-themed game with prizes for finishers. On April 27, ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Colorado Springs' Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) is celebrating World Tapir Day on April 27th by inviting visitors to meet Mochi, the mountain tapir. Zoo guests can ...

This is a reconstruction of the early Eocene (52 million-year-old) fauna that inhabited the rainforest around a northern British Colombia lake. The tapiroid Heptodon drinks in the shallows ...