Houston Zoo guests are now able to see the zoo's newest addition, a baby Baird's tapir born in late July. The baby, who has not yet been named, joined the mixed-species habitat exhibit Monday, ...

The Baird’s tapir calf and her mom, Luna, spend their time grooming, nursing and exploring. Ken Bohn San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Luna, a Baird’s tapir at the San Diego Zoo, is a new mom. In a ...

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 ...

For years, farmers in the Indigenous Miskitu community of Mavita in eastern Honduras believed they knew which animal was destroying their cassava fields. The main suspect was the endangered Baird’s ...