Ever since Ume the Malayan tapir was born at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, last month, the baby ...

TAMPA, Fla. - ZooTampa at Lowry Park announced Friday the birth of an endangered Malayan tapir (pronounced TEY-per) calf. The yet-unnamed calf was born during the overnight hours between Monday ...

Ume is a white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf that was born Feb. 2 at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma. Her name means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. Since then she has ...

A Malayan tapir calf was born at the Tacoma zoo on Feb. 2. Katie G. Cotterill Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new ...

The white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf was born Feb. 2 at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, the zoo said in a news release. It’s the second time a tapir has been born at the ...

PUTRAJAYA: Two Malayan Tapirs are about to embark on a journey of their lives to Japan, where the animal is regarded as the “eater of nightmares”. Im, a two-year-old male tapir, and its mate ...

The Perhilitan team managed to safely secure and transport the tapir, releasing it back into a more suitable and safe natural habitat. The Malayan tapir, an endangered species, faces ongoing threats.

It’s the order of mammals that includes rhinos (three toes), horses (one hoofed toe), and tapirs (three toes in back and four toes in front). Extra toes are an evolutionary advantage that helps ...

Perak Perhilitan also collaborates with several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to raise public awareness about human-elephant conflicts and encourage preventive measures. Elephants, like the ...