A newborn pygmy hippopotamus named Mars at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas, has quickly become the internet's latest and cutest muse. Welcomed to the world in July by longtime residents ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...

Have you ever dreamed of having a tiny dinosaur as a pet—one you could hold in your hand, watch scurry around, and never have to worry about outgrowing your living room? For animal lovers with limited ...

A rare whale died off the coast of Honduras after ingesting a plastic bag in what's been described as a "tragic event." The marine mammal—a young pygmy sperm whale—was spotted in distress near the ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey. Pythons can eat prey over 100% of their body mass, including deer and bobcats. Just ...

Not only did Taylor Stanberry become the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge, but she did it in record style while making her debut in the event. The Python Challenge has been staged ...

HAVANA, Fla. - Participants in the annual Florida Python Challenge removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during a recent 10-day competition, the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

A Florida woman has been crowned the winner of the state’s annual python challenge after raking in dozens of the invasive species in this year’s competition. Taylor Stanberry placed first after ...

Python’s popularity is surging thanks to AI, but also its power and ease of use. Editable installs for Python packages and the newly refined type hinting in Python 3.14 are just two examples, and the ...

In the lush canopies of the Amazon rainforest lives a remarkable primate that could fit in the palm of your hand. The pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) holds the distinguished title of being the world ...

David Muir has the story of the 5-week-old pygmy hippo who refused to leave the pool on a hot summer day, until his mother Posie came over and gave a look that many know all too well.