Johnson the capybara and Al the Brazilian tapir, were euthanized Feb. 20 after a decline in both animals' health ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DENVER (KDVR) — Caregivers are mourning and reviewing their processes at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance after an accidental ...

Agostina is a tapir that silently moves her heavy body while eating leaves in a forest in western Nicaragua, where she was released on Friday as part of a preservation effort. She was born in ...

An Indigenous-led citizen conservation project in the community of Musuiuiai in Putumayo, Colombia, aims to obtain data on the lowland tapir’s presence and understand the environmental factors ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Colorado Springs' Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) is celebrating World Tapir Day on April 27th by inviting visitors to meet Mochi, the mountain tapir. Zoo guests can ...

A 25-year-old Baird’s tapir died this week at the Bergen County Zoo, according to a Facebook post from the zoo. “Tonka” arrived at the zoo in 2003 at the age of 3 and lived five years longer than the ...

Tourists camping at Kaeng Krachan National Park saw a rare Malayan tapir rummaging around near their tents at night, officials said. Screengrab from Facebook video shared by the Public Relations ...

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 ...