Wildlife rangers camping at Si Phang Nga National Park heard a loud noise in the night then found a rare mammal foraging nearby, a video shows. Screengrab from Facebook video shared by Si Phang Nga ...

Today we discuss a creature that’s very close to my heart, the Baird’s tapir. It’s an enormous, elephant-nosed, whistling, puddle-pooper. What’s not to love? Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) is known ...

With their drooping noses, rotund bodies and vegetarian diets, tapirs are quite a sight. These elusive hoofed mammals are widely considered to be calm and gentle, naturally inclined to run and hide ...

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 ...