The San Diego Zoo has announced that female Baird’s tapir Luna gave birth to a female calf in early June — and the baby needs a name. The prehensile-nosed calf and her mother can now be seen ...

More than a century has passed since the last sighting of a South American tapir, a species previously believed to be extinct, until a recent, surprise sighting was reported in Brazil. Hidden ...

South American tapirs are one of four species of tapir alongside the Baird’s tapir, mountain tapir and Malayan tapir, all of which are classified as endangered.