Tonka, a Baird's tapir who lived at the Bergen County Zoo for more than two decades, has died, the zoo announced this week. Tonka originally arrived in Bergen County in 2003 at age 3. In the years ...

A 25-year-old Baird’s tapir died this week at the Bergen County Zoo, according to a Facebook post from the zoo. “Tonka” arrived at the zoo in 2003 at the age of 3 and lived five years longer than the ...

As a child living on the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil, Patrícia Medici spent her playtime “walking along trails in the forest and watching animals.” Her passion for wildlife blossomed into a career: ...

A MALAYAN tapir has been chosen as Selangor’s environmental mascot in recognition of its crucial role in sustaining the state’s tropical biodiversity. Announcing the decision, state public health and ...

A globally endangered Malayan tapir first spotted in Pulau Ubin in May could still be roaming the island’s forested rubber plantations and fruit orchards. The animal was first detected on May 27 by ...

This first baby of the new year weighed more than 14 pounds and had a full head of brown- and cream-colored hair. And a body covered in it, too. At least that’s the description of the Reid Park Zoo’s ...

The semicircular waterfall at the heart of this site is some 80 m high and 2,700 m in diameter and is situated on a basaltic line spanning the border between Argentina and Brazil. Made up of many ...

Say bye to iPads. There are more than enough family activities to do with your kids in Singapore to last the year.