A male pygmy hippo – the same species as Thailand's viral Moo Deng – was born at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas ...

Get ready for an overload of cuteness with Moo Deng and the pygmy hippos! In this heart-melting video, we follow their playful antics, splashes, and sweet moments that will leave you grinning from ...

How does a pygmy hippo celebrate her birthday? With a watermelon treat and party decorations, of course. The charming Hannah Shirley is the world’s oldest pygmy hippopotamus to ever live in ...

"A solid roof over one's head, a good cassava field, learning to read... without ever being discouraged and with the help of God" is the Hope for the Bayaka pygmies of Central Africa.

Take a contemplative stroll in ancient woodlands near Warsaw and spy rare species like bison and pygmy owls. Plus: Three verdant wilderness parks to explore in the U.S.

The Pygmies greet their departure with singing and dancing, and they continue almost until midnight. "The Pygmies are the world's most enthusiastic partygoers," David Greer would tell me later.

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is offering 30-minute meet-and-greets with its new baby pygmy hippo Poppy through February.

From the sex lives of pygmy seahorses to parasites living in fish nostrils: these photos tell extraordinary ocean stories ...

Pygmy seahorses, about the size of a fingernail, are some of the smallest vertebrates in the world. First discovered in 1969, little was known about the creatures.

A female pygmy hippopotamus calf was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in early December, marking the third calf of the endangered species to be born at the zoo in the last five years, officials said.

On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia. Now, you can vote to help decide her name.