Among Adirondack mammals, pygmy shrews hold several records. Some adults weigh only 2-3 g (0.11 oz) and thus are the smallest mammals in the world. This species is also one of the rarest, with only ...

The mountain pygmy possum, a tiny nocturnal marsupial, was once known only from Ice Age fossils. Today, we know where its 2,000 remaining individuals are holding on. In 1895, deep within the limestone ...

A rare and endangered pygmy hippopotamus has been born in Athens’ Attica Zoological Park for the first time in 10 years, delighting conservationists. A lack of male pygmy hippos in captivity had ...

Pygmy hippos are an endangered species, but in April, one was born at the San Diego Zoo. It was the zoo’s first successful pygmy hippo birth in more than 30 years. Mabel, a 4-year-old pygmy ...

Scientists working to save Australia's critically endangered mountain pygmy possum are getting a helping hand from across the globe, with the Prague Zoo donating $190,000 towards a new ...

The 4-year-old first-time mom Mabel welcomed a male calf on April 9, and the baby has since been "surpassing" milestones Benjamin VanHoose is a Staff Editor on the Movies team at PEOPLE. He has ...

In his new book, marine biologist and photographer Richard Smith reveals the tiny, magical world of pygmy seahorses, one of the most elusive fish on the planet After spending hundreds of hours ...

Pygmy goats are among the therapy animals being taken to care homes, schools and youth clubs in Devon, to foster well-being ...

A cute-as-a-button pygmy hippo is in the spotlight, a month after the tot was born at Australia's Taronga Zoo. Named "Kambiri" (Nigerian for "allow me to join this family"), the female infant was born ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Scores of folks gathered at the Metro Richmond Zoo to celebrate Poppy the pygmy hippo's birthday.