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

After a century-long absence, the elusive South American tapir has reemerged, sparking hope and excitement among ...

The endangered animal seemed unfazed by the rangers and stayed around their campsite for awhile, wildlife officials said.

An endangered and rare Malayan tapir calf was born this weekend at Washington’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. Only the second tapir birth there in more than a hundred years, the unnamed ...

Malayan tapirs are solitary, largely nocturnal and exclusively plant-eating mammals reaching over 8 feet in length, according to wildlife officials. Although they have few natural predators ...