Affectionately referred to as Pip by his keeper, Taronga Zoo’s latest reptilian recruit is a pygmy python that is barely 30cm long. “He’s tiny, absolutely. He could easily fit in the palm of my hand ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — One of John Ball Zoo’s newest residents is making a splash during his public debut. Hugo, the nearly two-month-old pygmy hippo calf, had his first members-only preview on Monday, ...

Deep in South American rainforests lives the pygmy marmoset, the world's smallest monkey. This tiny primate, weighing just 119 grams, thrives along riverbanks. Its unique diet of tree sap and insects, ...

A new baby pygmy hippo was born at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is the fourth pygmy hippo born in a U.S. zoo in the last year, which is significant for the endangered species. Pygmy ...

The John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids welcomed its first pygmy hippo calf on Sept. 3. Only 22 institutions in North America are home to the endangered species that went viral with Moo Deng's birth last ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s here! The John Ball Zoo says Penelope, a pygmy hippo, birthed a calf on Wednesday. The unnamed baby weighs 11 pounds and is the first pygmy hippo calf born at the zoo ...

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.

In rough, boulder-strewn waters off eastern South Africa, researchers have found a new species: a pygmy seahorse about the size of a grain of rice. The finding shocked them because all seven species ...

Kentucky is home to 33 snake species, of which four pose a medical threat to healthy humans. If you have located a snake and ...

GODDARD, Kan. (KWCH) - Tanganyika Wildlife Park recently welcomed a new addition to its family, enhancing the pygmy hippopotamus population. A male pygmy hippopotamus calf was born on June 26, 2025, ...

Thailand’s pygmy hippo Moo Deng marked her first birthday on Thursday, leaving behind the animal infancy which boosted her to worldwide internet fame for her cute antics. Crowds have been invited to a ...

CHONBURI, Thailand — Pudgy internet sensation Moo Deng turned 1 Thursday and, like a true icon, she remains unbothered, moisturized and happy in her lane. Blissfully unaware of the fact that it was ...