TACOMA, Wash. — Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium announced the name and gender of their rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Tuesday. It's a girl! Staff at the Tacoma zoo made the name and gender ...

It’s a girl! Point Defiance Zoo recently welcomed a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf. Her name is Ume, which means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. The zoo says her keeper staff chose the ...

Credit: POINT DEFIANCE ZOO & AQUARIUM/Cover Images A rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf was born at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington on Sunday, 2 February 2025, only the second ...

It’s the second time a tapir, rare and endangered, has been born at the zoo since it opened 120 years ago, zoo officials said ...

The calf is currently bonding with its mother behind the scenes before it will be moved to a viewable habitat.

A rare Malayan tapir calf was born at Point Defiance Zoo over the weekend. This marks only the second time this has happened ...

A rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf was born there on Sunday, weighing an estimated 20 pounds. The event marked only the ...

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