Zoo officials said the tapir is endangered due to disappearing forests, farms, logging and being hunted by humans. Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of ...
The last observation in the area came back in 1914 at the Serra dos Órgãos National Park ... as it was only the second tapir ever born at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington.
After over a century of being considered regionally extinct, the South American tapir was spotted alive ... Janeiro state was in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in 1914, IFL Science reported.
What's next According to the zoo, tapir calves usually nurse for about ... weather updates and more local and national coverage, plus 24/7 streaming coverage from across the nation.
Zoo officials said the tapir is endangered due to disappearing forests, farms, logging and being hunted by humans. Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of ...
It’s a girl! Point Defiance Zoo recently welcomed a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf. Her name is Ume, which means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. The zoo says her keeper staff chose ...
An endangered baby animal that looks like a fuzzy “walking watermelon” was born at a Washington zoo. The white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf was born Feb. 2 at Point Defiance Zoo ...