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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 ...

One of the strangest-looking mammals living today is the tapir, a visual hodgepodge of an elephant and a wild hog. In fact, the Thai word for tapir is "P'som-sett," which means "mixture is finished" ...

Their noses are snorkels. They plant trees with their poop. They walk underwater. Meet a group of remarkable mammals who look sort of like pigs but are related to horses, and once lived around the ...

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 ...

Sungai Dusun Wildlife Conservation Centre is the sole centre in Malaysia that focuses on tapirs. April 27 marked the 17th World Tapir Day (WTD), which is an annual celebration. According to WTD’s ...

What is a Baird’s tapir? Baird’s tapirs are large, long-nosed mammals that may look like they’re relatives of elephants, but they're actually closer kin to horses, donkeys, zebras, and rhinoceroses.

Tupi, a Baird's tapir, was born April 11, 2006, at the Miami Metrozoo. The zookeepers at Metrozoo named Tupi after the Tupis tribe from the Amazon. He moved to Reid Park Zoo just last month. To help ...