The zoo shared a video of the endangered tapir calf “mouthing” at hay in her enclosure. This latest video prompted nearly 200 ...

I think all of us need to veg out and "aww" over baby animal videos from time to time. Life is stressful, and sometimes you just need some baby animal cuteness to reset your brain. And if you've ...

A rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf was born at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington on Sunday 2 February, only the second tapir birth in the zoo's 120-year history. The newborn is ...

After over a century of being considered regionally extinct, this ecological “unicorn” was spotted alive and well in the ...

A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new name, and it’s also a fruit, a Washington zoo said. The white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf was named Ume, ...

The endangered animal seemed unfazed by the rangers and stayed around their campsite for awhile, wildlife officials said.

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 ...