Credit: POINT DEFIANCE ZOO & AQUARIUM/Cover Images A rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf was born at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington on Sunday, 2 February 2025, only the second ...

An endangered baby animal that looks like a fuzzy “walking watermelon” was born at a Washington zoo. The white striped and ...

The calf is currently bonding with its mother behind the scenes before it will be moved to a viewable habitat.

A rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf was born there on Sunday, weighing an estimated 20 pounds. The event marked only the ...

And if you thought baby tapirs were just miniature versions of their parents, think again. The zoo describes this cutie as a "fuzzy, walking watermelon" — thanks to its dark, velvety coat sprinkled ...

Only the second tapir birth there in more than a hundred ... The calf’s father, Baku, is the same age as Yuna. Yuna is also doing well, according to Head Veterinarian Dr. Karen Wolf.

A rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf was born at Point Defiance Zoo& Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington on Sunday 2 February, ...

A newborn tapir is pictured. Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Staff Yuna is 10 years old and weighs nearly 900 pounds, zoo officials said. The creature’s father is Baku, and he’s also 10 and ...

It’s the second time a tapir, rare and endangered, has been born at the zoo since it opened 120 years ago, zoo officials said ...

Yuna and Baku, the mother and father ... According to the zoo, tapir calves usually nurse for about 13 to 14 months. The sex and name of the calf will be revealed in the coming weeks, and guests ...