Baby hippo Mars refuses to leave the pool, making a Kansas zoo go viral. Find out why this gem is now a must-visit destination.

The Metro Richmond Zoo has launched the Poppy Cam, a new livestream of its baby pygmy hippo Poppy and her mother, Iris. Poppy was born on Dec. 9, 2024, at the zoo. The Poppy Cam lets hippo lovers ...

A “very rare” pygmy sperm whale recently washed ashore in Devon, England, according to a local wildlife charity. Photo from Veronica White, UnSplash A pygmy sperm whale — a rare and mysterious marine ...

The animal lovers at ZooEarthTV capture a pygmy marmoset family bonding while hanging together high in the trees. Gavin Newsom's team unveils new nickname for Kristi Noem Scientists pinpoint how many ...

Pygmy seahorses are remarkable creatures. These tiny marine vertebrates, often no bigger than two centimeters in size, are masters of camouflage, able to match the texture and color of the coral in ...

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.

A rare pygmy sperm whale stranded on a beach in Honduras after swallowing a plastic bag, according to a conservation group. Photo from Hector Emilio Gonzalez, UnSplash A rare whale died off the coast ...

Deep in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America, one of nature’s most distinctive creatures hangs from tree branches, moving with deliberate slowness as they have for millions of years.

In the dense mangroves of Isla Escudo de Veraguas, a small island off the coast of Panama, resides one of the world’s most endearing and enigmatic creatures: the Pygmy Three-Toed Sloth (Bradypus ...

A utility crew digging a trench in Florida came across a fossilized part of an 11,000-year-old giant ground sloth that was originally named by Thomas Jefferson. The team in Florida’s Manatee County ...

The Erie Zoo welcomed a Linneaus’s two-toed sloth named Coconut from the St. Louis Aquarium. Zoo officials believe the Erie Zoo environment will be better suited for Coconut. Coconut arrived earlier ...