This is the tapir, a fascinating creator that has roamed Earth for tens of millions of years. With their strange prehensile snouts, sturdy bodies, and curious behaviors, tapirs have long intrigued ...

From a horseback safari in Brazil to one of the marine world's most flamboyant sex shows, these wildlife encounters allow ...

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 ...

The Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, is on fire. This precious ecosystem, teeming with unique flora and fauna, ...

Tapirs are important to rainforest’s biodiversity ... typically 30 to 60 cm (12 - 24 inches) in length, uses giant fang-like teeth that protrude outside of the fish’s mouth, to impale its ...

Hundreds of bare-chested men circle flames on a dark night to the beat of drums in central Venezuela's mountains. They dash ...

The Malayan tapir is an "odd-toed" animal, having four toes on each front foot and three toes on the back A rare Malayan tapir, a species which is related to both the horse and the rhinoceros ...

The Mekong giant catfish is the official freshwater heavyweight champion of the world. According to the Guinness Book of Records, a nine-foot-long individual caught in northern Thailand in 2005 ...

Where to spot jaguars, giant tortoises, and capybaras. Latin America is a wildlife enthusiast's dream, home to many diverse ...

Hong Kong has welcomed a new pair of giant pandas gifted by Beijing, raising hopes for a boost to the city’s tourism HONG KONG -- Hong Kong welcomed a new pair of giant pandas gifted by Beijing ...