The tapir is one of evolution’s quieter success stories — an ancient, oddly proportioned mammal that has changed very little for millions of years. Though they may resemble a cross between a pig and ...

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

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Beneath the viridescent understory of the Brazilian Amazon, ecologist Lucas Paolucci has been honing his skills for hunting tapir dung. In this region’s degraded rain forests, he sees the piglike ...

Houston Zoo guests are now able to see the zoo's newest addition, a baby Baird's tapir born in late July. The baby, who has not yet been named, joined the mixed-species habitat exhibit Monday, ...

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I received the following email from my grandson Parker, who was on a field trip in Central America: “While walking a trail in Belize after dark, a member of our group spotted a faint eyeshine from ...

Malayan tapir Animal is the only living Tapir species outside of the Americas. It is native to Southeast Asia from the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra© Divya M Nair/Shutterstock.com The tapir is one of ...