TIGERS and tapirs usually come to mind in classrooms and conversations about endangered Malaysian animals. Roadkill pictures of the majestic Malayan Tiger and the cute Malayan Tapir as well as the ...

A rare Malayan tapir calf, named Ume and born in February, made her public debut at Point Defiance Zoo today FOX 13 Seattle Posted: May 17, 2025 | Last updated: May 17, 2025 ...

Believed to be 130 million years old, it is one of the oldest forests on Earth, providing habitat for the Malayan tiger, Asian elephants, Malaysian gaur (the world’s largest wild cattle), tapir ...

It’s odd, because the photo is as simple as can be, but to me it stands above the rest. It’s the baby Malayan tapir at the Minnesota Zoo. I often think about the day I met her.

A rare Malayan tapir cub — an incredibly endangered species with only about 2,500 left in the world — was recently born at Bioparc Fuengirola Zoo in Malaga, Spain. This marks the first birth ...

But there’s a small animal with dark hair and white spots that has kept a large team of specialists on edge ever since its mother became pregnant in early 2024. Their nervousness was understandable.

Ume, a rare Malayan tapir, just turned one month old at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. With her giant eyes and bright spots, Ume has blown up online as a social media star.

In the summer of 2019, Yuna gave birth to the zoo's first Malayan tapir calf, Kazu. According to Point Defiance Zoo staff, guests will be able to see Ume in a viewable habitat later this spring.

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma announced the name and gender of their rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

ST PHOTOS: LIM YAOHUI. Chin Hui Shan. UPDATED Feb 13, 2025, 09:13 AM. ... visitors can spot the Malayan tapir on the forest floor or the Malayan sun bear foraging among the trees.

Image source, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. Published. 7 February 2025. 1 Comments. Check out this super cute baby Malayan tapir which has been born at a zoo in Washington in America.