and newborn pygmy marmosets are only about as large as a human thumb! Sadly, life isn't all fun and toothbrush massages for pygmy marmosets living in the wild. Their diminutive size leaves them ...

A REMARKABLE report has come from Bombay of the discovery of the fossilised remains of a pygmy man in Baroda State ... concerning the cradle of the human race and the origin of civilisation ...

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 ...

Classified as critically endangered and believed to have a rapidly declining population and habitat area, pygmy three-toed sloths (Bradypus pygmaeus) are native exclusively to the island of Escudo de ...

The Montgomery Zoo this week announced the birth of a female pygmy hippopotamus. Anuket was actually born on Feb. 9 but has spent the last month bonding with her mother behind the scenes ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Pygmy blue whales off Western Australia engage in foraging dives, including lunge-feeding, during their migration to Indonesia. These dives, tracked using ...

DESCRIPTION: The spring pygmy sunfish is a small freshwater fish, shorter than two inches in length. Breeding males are usually dark brown, with silver or gold vertical stripes, while females are ...

BOISE, Idaho— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that the pygmy rabbit may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. The pygmy rabbit is the world’s smallest rabbit and is ...