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 new tapir, dubbed Tapirus kabomani, is the smallest of the bunch but still counts as one of the largest mammals found in South America. Mongabay elaborates: Found inhabiting open grasslands ...

Last year’s declaration of a new tapir in the Amazon has come under contention The proposed new tapir species: Tapirus kabomani. Photo courtesy of: Cozzuol et al. “[Indigenous people ...

A young tapir (Tapirus terrestris) managed to survive the blaze. Named Valente by caretakers, the tapir underwent treatment at the Caiman Ecological Reserve to heal his burn wounds. A touching ...