They shined a flashlight toward the noise and saw a Malayan tapir foraging for food. Video footage shared by Si Phang Nga National Park in a Feb. 2 Facebook post shows the tapir’s distinctive ...

After 10 years of monitoring these elusive animals, researchers thought they knew what to expect — but not anymore.

It’s the order of mammals that includes rhinos (three toes), horses (one hoofed toe), and tapirs (three toes in back and four toes in front). Extra toes are an evolutionary advantage that helps ...

One video from May 13 shows a male tapir “closely following” a female and making a sharp whistle sound, likely “related to courtship,” the study said. Another video from May 6 showed a ...