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

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.

It’s a girl! Point Defiance Zoo recently welcomed a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf. Her name is Ume, which means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. The zoo says her keeper staff chose the ...

Well, this week’s cuteness was going to be about the Puppy Bowl coinciding with the recent Superb Owl, but then Point ...

Credit: POINT DEFIANCE ZOO & AQUARIUM/Cover Images A rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf was born at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington on Sunday, 2 February 2025, only the second ...

Keepers say they are "thrilled" by the arrival of the little one, which was born covered in unique white spots and stripes.

A rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf was born at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington on Sunday 2 February ...

Here's a video of the three-day-old baby snuggling with its mama: Adorable moments with our newborn Malayan tapir calf snuggling with mom Yuna at just three days old! Born Sunday night, this rare and ...