The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has announced the birth of a male African pygmy goat kid.The kid was born on May 16 to the zoo's African pygmy goat pair Lex and Lois.In keeping with Superman-themed ...

The small body size associated with the pygmy phenotype is probably a selective adaptation for rainforest hunter-gatherers, according to an international team of researchers, but all African pygmy ...

A diminutive mouse’s bizarre method of determining its offspring’s sex could reveal one way in which genetics drives evolution 1. In most mammals, the mother bestows an X chromosome on each offspring.

San Antonio's biggest little falcon has officially stolen hearts on social media. Last month, the San Antonio Zoo announced the birth of an African pygmy falcon chick, which hatched March 18. Looking ...

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 ...

Officials at the Maryland Zoo welcomed new residents this week! On Friday, officials announced the birth of twin African pygmy goat kids. The male and female were born earlier this week to the ZooÆs ...

Is this the cutest travel companion you've ever seen? Calico is a 2-year-old African Pygmy Hedgehog who takes adventures all over the U.S. Her owner documents it on Instagram, where Calico is becoming ...

Scientists found a “pygmy” creature with “leaf”-like toes in rocky a crevice of South Africa and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Courtney Hundermark via Conradie, Hundermark, Kemp ...

In a small corner of the civil war-ravaged Central African Republic lives a tribe of strikingly small people struggling to keep their ancient culture intact. The Ba’Aka, rarely seen by Westerners, ...