Watchers, it may be Monday (and thus, full of suffering), but we can still find ways to enjoy ourselves. Now, we've ...

A Kent zoo is celebrating the arrival of its new resident, Haggis the pygmy hippopotamus, who has a worldwide fanbase. The ...

Venus Bontadelli thought she'd left the nanny state behind when she fled California. But her new home of Powell, Wyoming, ...

Hugo and mother, Penelope, are being introduced to zoo members this week with plans to open for the wider public once ...

Hello, Hugo!The John Ball Zoo's newest addition to the family, Hugo the pygmy hippo, is finally viewable in his habitat with his mom, Penelope. The zoo said in a Facebook post announcing Hugo's public ...

There’s a new hippo in Houston and he may be ready for his close-up. The Houston Zoo announced the arrival of Akobi, a 477-pound male pygmy hippopotamus from San Francisco, who comes to Houston as ...

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 ...

Hugo stole hearts when he was born in September at the John Ball Zoo. Now he's at it again, this time making his public debut ...

Deep in South American rainforests lives the pygmy marmoset, the world's smallest monkey. This tiny primate, weighing just ...

The genome of a small, remarkable sea horse offers a surprising lesson in nature’s creativity. Origins The genome of a small, remarkable sea horse offers a surprising lesson in nature’s creativity.

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A California woman moved to Wyoming to escape "imperious" politics. But now she’s suing the town of Powell after being denied ...