NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – If you look at a Baird’s Tapir, you might think it’s a smaller version of a hippopotamus. However, its closest relatives are actually horses and rhinos. “Tapir are an ...

Tapir gets health checkup in fascinating video A tapir named Iibu recently had a health checkup at the Milwaukee County Zoo in Wisconsin. In the video, Iibu can be seen getting scans of his teeth and ...

It was caught on tape-ir. After over a century of being considered regionally extinct, the South American tapir was spotted alive and well in Brazil in footage blowing up online. In January, concealed ...

HOUSTON — South America’s Pantanal at the Houston Zoo just got a whole lot cuter after welcoming a baby Baird’s tapir. The female calf was born on July 23 to mom Moli and dad Noah, weighing 18 pounds.

Woodland Park Zoo (WPZ) is preparing to say goodbye to its last remaining Malayan tapir, Ulan, at the end of August. Her last day for visitors will be Aug. 27. The 12-year-old is headed to Fresno ...