HOUSTON — South America’s Pantanal at the Houston Zoo just got a whole lot cuter after welcoming a baby Baird’s tapir. The female calf was born on July 23 to mom Moli and dad Noah, weighing 18 pounds.

The Houston Zoo introduced four of its new baby animals that visitors can see in enclosures this fall. The organization revealed Friday that babies from four of its animals had been born in the last ...

A Baird's tapir, similar to this tapir, was born July 23 at the Houston Zoo as part of the zoo’s plan for genetic diversity. When people visit their local zoo, they often expect the animals to be well ...

At 5 a.m., six keepers file into the Houston Zoo's commissary kitchen and spend the next five hours chopping produce, portioning meat and weighing hay. By the time the rest of the zoo staff arrives, ...