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

The San Diego Zoo has announced that female Baird’s tapir Luna gave birth to a female calf in early June — and the baby needs a name. The prehensile-nosed calf and her mother can now be seen ...

South American tapirs are one of four species of tapir alongside the Baird’s tapir, mountain tapir and Malayan tapir, all of which are classified as endangered.

But trail cameras in Mexico recently revealed some “unusual” — and aggressive — tapir behavior. For the past 10 years, researchers have been using trail cameras to monitor some Baird’s ...