Why the Pygmies of West Africa have such short stature, while neighboring groups don't, has been somewhat of a mystery. Now new research suggests unique changes in the Pygmy's genome have both led to ...

BOSTON - Moo Deng is social media's newest darling. The baby pygmy hippo first captured the hearts of gawkers at her zoo in Thailand, and then she devoured the world wide web faster than a head of ...

Social media loves a charismatic, cute, relatable animal. Personalities like Neil the elephant seal and Pesto the giant baby penguin have captivated millions online. And let’s not forget Moo Deng – ...

Some 50 Pygmies of the Baka clan lead me single file through a steaming rain forest in Cameroon. Scrambling across tree trunks over streams, we hack through heavy undergrowth with machetes and cut ...

If you're on social media often and enjoy watching videos of baby animals doing their thing, chances are you've come across this feisty little pygmy hippo named Mars who lives at the Tanganyika ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia more than likely belted out the lyrics, “I want a hippopotamus for Christmas... Only a hippopotamus will do,” from the famous and much beloved Christmas song when a ...

Scientists found a “pygmy” sea creature with a “crown-like” bump on its head in Sodwana Bay and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto Off the coast of South ...