Contessa and Tupi are the proud parents of a Baird’s tapir male calf, Reid Park Zoo announced Thursday. The calf was born Nov. 9 at 9:03 p.m. and he weighed 25 pounds, according to a news release.

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“When they walk through the forest, you can barely hear them.” The lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris), also known as the South American tapir, can grow up to six feet long and weigh 550 pounds.

In a remarkable turn of events, the South American tapir, once believed extinct in parts of Brazil, has been rediscovered in the Atlantic Forest. After nearly a century, camera traps captured ...

Lauren Phillippi, lead mountain tapir keeper, says that Mochi - who is 24-years-old - is an older guy, but remains playful and curious. "He likes to hold his head to one side or stretch out a leg ...

Lowland tapirs (also known as Brazilian or South American tapir) are large-bodied herbivores native to South America. They tend to be solitary animals, coming together mainly for mating purposes.

Contessa and Tupi are the proud parents of a Baird's tapir male calf, Reid Park Zoo announced Thursday. The calf was born Nov. 9 at 9:03 p.m. and he weighed 25 pounds, according to a news release ...

Growing up to 700 pounds, the South American tapir, or lowland tapir, is a vital member of rainforest ecosystems. These cartoonish critters become known as “forest gardeners” due to their ...

More than a century has passed since the last sighting of a South American tapir, a species previously believed to be extinct, until a recent, surprise sighting was reported in Brazil.

The last confirmed sighting of the South American tapir in Costa Verde dates back to 1914. Since then, habitat destruction, poaching, and urbanization all but erased this gentle giant from the region.