It was caught on tape-ir. After over a century of being considered regionally extinct, the South American tapir was spotted ...

Scientists captured footage of not just one but three tapirs roaming through Cunhambebe State Park, a major milestone for conservation efforts in Brazil’s Costa Verde region. This unexpected ...

Tapir calves have unique white spots and stripes on a reddish brown fur. This helps them blend into the forest environment ...

The wildlife cameras set up by Rio de Janeiro’s State Institute of Environment (INEA) have captured a truly epic return to ...

Cameras captured three tapirs freely roaming Cunhambebe State Park, shocking scientists. The footage, released by Rio de Janeiro’s INEA, signals a possible wildlife resurgence in Brazil’s ...

Carbon-dating teeth suggests two large mammal species roamed northeastern Brazil 3,500 years ago Geologist ... had the body of a llama and the nose of a tapir. The new finding suggests that ...

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 ...

Vishnu Gopal (India) records the moment a lowland tapir steps cautiously out of the swampy Brazilian rainforest. Finding hoofprints on a forest track near his campsite, Vishnu waited nearby. An hour ...