Albino tapirs are very rare in their South American rain forest habitat. Tapirs, which grow up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) long and weigh 550 pounds (225 kilograms), ...

The South American tapir, one of the largest land mammals on the continent, has resurfaced in the Atlantic Forest for the first time in over a century. Scientists captured footage of not just one ...

Lauren Phillippi, lead mountain tapir keeper, says that Mochi - who is 24-years-old - is an older guy, but remains playful and curious. "He likes to hold his head to one side or stretch out a leg ...

A Washington zoo is saying goodbye to its last Malayan tapir before she moves to a new home in California, officials said. Ulan, the “prehistoric-looking” mammal, came to the Woodland Park Zoo ...