It’s the second time a tapir, rare and endangered, has been born at the zoo since it opened 120 years ago, zoo officials said ...

A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new name, and it’s also a fruit, a Washington ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium announced the name and gender of their rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Tuesday. It's a girl! Staff at the Tacoma zoo made the name and gender ...

Tacoma, United States - 02, 2025 A rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf was born at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium on 2, ...

It’s a girl! Point Defiance Zoo recently welcomed a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf. Her name is Ume, which means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. The zoo says her keeper staff chose the ...

An endangered and rare Malayan tapir calf was born this weekend at Washington’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. Only the ...

Keepers say they are "thrilled" by the arrival of the little one, which was born covered in unique white spots and stripes.

The calf is currently bonding with its mother behind the scenes before it will be moved to a viewable habitat.

We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave birth to a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Sunday night,” the zoo wrote. open image in gallery An endangered Malayan tapir calf was just ...

A rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf was born at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington on Sunday 2 February ...

Credit: POINT DEFIANCE ZOO & AQUARIUM/Cover Images A rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf was born at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington on Sunday, 2 February 2025, only the second ...