Tapirs are excellent swimmers, often residing near water sources like rivers and lakes, where they can easily cool off and escape from predators. Tapirs belong to the order Perissodactyla ...

Amazingly it was a humongous Baird’s tapir, rivaling the size of a small cow. The tapir appeared curious at our presence and approached within 15 feet of us as we stood, not moving. After ...

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 ...

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 ...