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Call him healthy

Zoo baby recovers, gets a name

Antibiotics did the trick for the zoo's young Baird's tapir. Antibiotics did the trick for the zoo's young Baird's tapir. (MARK WILSON/GLOBE STAFF FILE)
April 27, 2007

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With its trunk leading the way, the baby Baird’s tapir once again explored pools and exotic plants at the Franklin Park Zoo yesterday after recovering from life-threatening pneumonia. (Full article: 171 words)

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