An aroused tapir’s manhood is so “large and ungainly,” Stancer says, “I actually have seen the male step on it and scream.” Maneuvering the organ into mating position involves many ...

This pregnancy is especially significant as Yuna’s calf will be only the second tapir born at the zoo in its 119-year history. Yuna and her mate, Baku, were paired through the Species Survival ...

The white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf was born Feb. 2 at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, the zoo said in a news release. It’s the second time a tapir has been born at the ...

Roughly halfway through her gestation period — typically around 13 and a half months for Malayan tapirs — Sempurna is getting “more irritable” toward her mating partner, according to Godwin.