Berlin Zoo has revealed the name of the female pygmy hippopotamus born in May. Brötchen, German for Bread Roll, is the name ...

The newest arrival among Berlin's pygmy hippos has been given the name Brötchen, which is a bread roll in German, and is now ...

A 1-millimeter difference in the size of a nest box entrance could help rare little pygmy-possums recover after bushfire, ...

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 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 the Senior News Editor on the TV team at PEOPLE. He has ...

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 ...

Crouched in the vine-tangled forest of Borneo, where the brightest part of the day seems like dusk, Elis Tambing finally got the elusive animal in his laser sight and fired. The pink-quilled dart ...