“The spontaneous return of the tapirs is a sign that the forests of Rio de Janeiro are capable of sustaining large mammals again,” Marcelo Cupello, a biologist with INEA, told g1. Instituto ...

In Japanese, Ume means plum blossom and apricot, the zoo said. The 20-pound girl was born Feb. 2, making her the second tapir to be born at the zoo in its 120-year history, McClatchy News reported.