The world’s smallest rabbit is at the center of a new legal fight that conservation groups say could have broad implications ...

A baby pygmy hippopotamus at Berlin Zoo took its first outdoor bath this week after being born on May 9. The young animal ...

Environmental groups sue over endangered pygmy rabbit protections, Nevada's oldest rural schoolhouse closes after 113 years, ...

Most people have never heard of the pygmy hippo, much less seen one. Until 1844, even scientists did not recognize the existence of this species—a miniaturized, snubbier-nosed (and considerably cuter) ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Staff at John Ball Zoo, with the help of two pygmy hippos, accomplished a historic achievement in animal conservation. The zoo, located in Grand Rapids, welcomed its first-ever ...

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 ...

The most identifiable part of a seahorse is the long snout that gives them their name. But did you know there is a species of seahorse that evolved their snout away? The pygmy seahorse, one of the ...

A baby pygmy hippo, 10 days after being born at the Berlin Zoo.