Cofan is “a big love bug,” says Cheyenne Mountain Zoo lead animal keeper Michelle Salido. Carlotta and Cofan are the sweet old couple who live down the block. Only the pair are mountain tapir, and ...

The tapir is an unusual animal with a long history. It’s hard to miss, thanks to its stocky body and distinctive trunk-like snout. Even though tapirs live on land, your best bet for finding one is to ...

A rare member of the rhino family was born despite being "notoriously difficult" to breed in captivity, because its parents love each other, a zoo has said. Malayan tapir Kamal was born at Edinburgh ...

Howard is the Ron Jeremy of the animal kingdom, though the well-endowed porn star is far more experienced. Maggie is twice as old as her new companion and outweighs him by 100 pounds. He's from ...

Tapir Trails, a three-day tapir conservation awareness campaign, will be held from Oct 31 to Nov 2, at Cheras Leisure Mall.

It will be a busy Valentine's Day for Hunter the Tapir who has been sent to Port Lympne to breed with the park's two females. The two-year-old Malayan Tapir arrived from London Zoo in June to be their ...

We’re looking forward to marking World Tapir Day – and are offering visitors a chance to give DZG’s pair a tickle. For three days – Saturday 23, Sunday 24 and Wednesday, April 27 (the actual awareness ...

Over 14,000 lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris), also known as Brazilian tapirs, roam an Amazonian landscape across Bolivia and Peru, according to new research by scientists with the Wildlife ...