they look a bit like a cross between a pig and an elephant when, in fact, they are most closely related to horses, zebras, and rhinos. The tiny baby is only the second tapir born at the zoo in its ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

They look very similar to pigs, but with trunks they they use to grab branches to eat the leaves or fruit off of. Here is our ...