Johnson the capybara and Al the Brazilian tapir, were euthanized Feb. 20 after a decline in both animals' health ...

A tapir and a capybara who became best friends at a zoo have been euthanized on the same day after keepers decided it was the ...

Ever since Ume the Malayan tapir was born at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, last month, the baby ...

Staff said the painful decision was taken to spare the devoted duo from isolation if one passed before the other.

Heartbroken zoo fans were left in tears after two inseparable animal pals were put to sleep on the same day – so neither ...

Two animals at Newquay Zoo have been euthanised on the same day. The Cornwall zoo team said it was “with deep sadness” that it announced the loss of Johnson, a nine-year-old capybara, and Al, a ...

HOUSTON — South America’s Pantanal at the Houston Zoo just got a whole lot cuter after welcoming a baby Baird’s tapir. The female calf was born on July 23 to mom Moli and dad Noah, weighing 18 pounds.

MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) — A Zoo Miami animal is back in its enclosure after briefly escaping on Tuesday morning. A Malayan tapir leaped from its habitat at around 7:45 a.m., WPLG reports. It was apparently ...

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. --This year, thousands of students from Minnesota are competing in the Minnesota Zoo's "Zooms STEM Design Challenge." About 120 team projects were selected to move on to this ...