Brazilian researchers demonstrate in field experiments that these large mammals help keep a balance between areas with different levels of productivity in biomes like the Atlantic Rainforest, and ...

A study conducted by researchers affiliated with São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil shows that large mammals have a major impact on plant diversity, primary productivity and biomass in the ...

The former coalfield of Geiseltal in Saxony-Anhalt has yielded large numbers of exceptionally preserved fossil animals, giving palaeontologists a unique window into the evolution of mammals 47 million ...

A study conducted by researchers affiliated with São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil shows that large mammals have a major impact on plant diversity, primary productivity and biomass in the ...

Ever since Ume the Malayan tapir was born at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, last month, the baby animal-loving side of the internet (and let's be honest, that's everybody) ...

Update: The classification of Tapirus kabomani as a distinct species was officially contested in 2014. In what will likely be considered one of the biggest (literally) zoological discoveries of the ...

Hooray, it’s World Tapir Day today (Monday, April 27). In case you didn’t know, a tapir is a large pig-like animal with adorable round ears and a huge hooter. Said schnozes come in pretty handy for ...

Searching for animals in the wild is incredibly difficult. For that reason, anyone joining this “Big Five” tour was advised beforehand: this is not a birding holiday, the focus will be on observing ...

One of the tigers that arrived in the Alipore zoo from Bengal Safari in Siliguri; The Malayan tapir in the zoo The Telegraph A pair of tigers and a Malayan tapir, a herbivore native to Thailand, ...

The former coalfield of Geiseltal in Saxony-Anhalt has yielded large numbers of exceptionally preserved fossil animals, giving palaeontologists a unique window into the evolution of mammals 47 million ...