Off Western Australia, endangered whales stay oddly quiet during the day and erupt in song after dark. Scientists think the ...

A 6-million-year-old pygmy sperm whale from Peru had both nostrils on the left, a snout angled 31 degrees down and a face ...

In a darkened, red-lit area of the Small Mammal House, two small, nocturnal primates explore their habitats. Naga and Pabu are the first pygmy slow lorises housed at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...

Adorable pygmy hippo may look small, but the handler explains that it is already fully grown. Compared with a much larger ...

In March, the Small Mammal House team celebrated the birth of two pygmy slow lorises—a first for the Zoo! Now, the bright-eyed babies are getting braver and exploring their exhibit. See them sample ...

Listening to the songs of endangered pygmy blue whales could help researchers identify when the animals are feeding off Western Australia's coast, improving scientists' ability to monitor their ...

Forrest Galante profiles five animal species that were declared extinct and later found again. The video explains how researchers confirmed rediscoveries such as the pygmy long-fingered possum and the ...

The 4-year-old first-time mom Mabel welcomed a male calf on April 9, and the baby has since been "surpassing" milestones Benjamin VanHoose is the Senior News Editor on the TV team at PEOPLE. He has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The world's smallest wild pig species has made a significant comeback, thanks to 28 years of ongoing conservation and breeding ...

Among the unique hobby farm animals, pygmy goats are a friendly breed that makes an excellent pet for a constant supply of fresh milk. These diminutive goats, often considered a popular breed, offer a ...

The little pygmy hog turns out to be a big piece in resolving the complex evolutionary puzzle of wild boar speciation. Researchers from Wageningen University & Research found the common wild boar ...

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 ...