I received the following email from my grandson Parker who was on a field trip in Central America: “While walking a trail in ...

What is a Baird’s tapir? Baird’s tapirs are large, long-nosed mammals that may look like they’re relatives of elephants, but they're actually closer kin to horses, donkeys, zebras ...

The Arctic Pack in Planet ... Asia Animal Pack is a no-brainer. This pack features eight species, with highlights including the Sun Bear and Clouded Leopard, as well as the Malaysian Tapir with ...

Zoo Miami has announced the birth of a Malayan tapir, an endangered species recognizable by its pig-like appearance and elephant-like snout. According to the zoo, the calf was born on September 16 ...

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the number of tapirs is decreasing in the wild as their natural habitat is lost to human development. The zoo says 9-year-old Yuna ...

The Malayan tapir ... Zoo, Mike Jordan, said the Malayan tapir was "under enormous pressure" because its numbers had "crashed" over four decades to "frighteningly low levels, with hunting and ...

The orangutan will have a new habitat, located at the zoo's island centerpiece, and will be housed alongside siamang, another type of primate, and tapirs. According to the zoo, the new habitat ...

Set amid 40 acres of woodlands, the Roger Williams Park Zoo is the third oldest zoo in the U.S. Visitors can see more than 100 animal species including a Komodo dragon, red pandas, snow leopards, ...

The Cincinnati Zoo is one of the few zoos in the world that practices cryopreservation. A dead rhino sired a calf thanks to ...

Lowland tapirs grazing on the riverbank ... According to the 2024 Living Planet Report released today by World Wildlife Fund (WWF), where I serve as chief scientist, globally monitored wildlife ...

According to the 2024 Living Planet Report released today by World Wildlife Fund (WWF), where I serve as chief scientist, globally monitored wildlife populations have plummeted by 73% in just 50 years ...