A Malayan tapir calf was born at the Tacoma zoo on Feb. 2. Katie G. Cotterill Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new ...

Ume is a white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf that was born Feb. 2 at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma. Her name means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. Since then she has ...

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 ...

Here's a closer look at the baby calf, and other information regarding the Malayan tapir. A carnivore resurfaced in Egypt, killing two goats. Exciting news from the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium ...

A rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf was born ... Often fondly compared to watermelons, tapir calves have a unique blackish-brown color with white stripes and spots, which help them blend ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech ... We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave birth to a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Sunday night,” the zoo wrote.

An endangered and rare Malayan tapir calf was born this weekend at Washington’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. Only the second tapir birth there in more than a hundred years, the unnamed newborn ...