More than 500 exceptionally preserved fossils are offering new clues about the evolution of Florida's animals and landscape.

Divers in Florida’s Steinhatchee River stumbled upon hundreds of pristine fossils from an obscure Ice Age period, including giant armadillos, ancient horses and possibly a new species of tapir.

After a century-long absence, the elusive South American tapir has reemerged, sparking hope and excitement among ...

The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium has welcomed a new baby, a Malayan tapir, which the zoo describes as a "tiny, walking watermelon." The squeaky baby looks more like a tiny alien to me, but either ...

For an extra side of adventure in what is dubbed by Mandai Wildlife Group as Asia’s first adventure-based zoological park, ...

It’s not hard to understand why capys have a cultlike following on Instagram and TikTok. I fell for the giant rodent decades ...

Divers exploring Florida’s Steinhatchee River have uncovered a stunning fossil site, revealing remains buried for hundreds of thousands of years in an ancient sinkhole. What began as a routine ...

Surprisingly, both dolphins and hippos share a close evolutionary ancestry with the order Artiodactyla, which also includes animals such as pigs and deer ... This order also includes tapirs. Together, ...

Komodo dragons are strict carnivores whose diet consists of mammals, other reptiles, deer, pigs, and even birds ... jaguars feast on smaller land creatures like deer, capybaras, and tapirs. But, when ...

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

The white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf was named Ume, the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma wrote in a Feb. 11 Facebook post. In Japanese, Ume means plum blossom and apricot ...

Four-year-old Malayan tapir Sempurna is pregnant with a calf sired by 23-year-old Tanuck. Baby tapirs have white markings on their bodies with a pattern resembling the outside of a watermelon.