The little Pygmy hippo was born early last summer at the Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Kansas. It’s safe to say that everyone, ...

Two marsupials thought extinct for over 7,000 years were rediscovered in New Guinea through fossils, photos and citizen science.

Helgen identified the ring-tailed glider after seeing a photograph of the gliding ring-tailed possum in the wild and recognizing it as one of the species Aplin had previously classified as extinct.

A citizen scientist’s wildlife photo helped researchers confirm two marsupial species thought extinct for over 7,000 years are still alive.

Pygmy rattlesnakes are among the smallest vipers in North America, but their size does not reduce the danger of their bite. These snakes rely heavily on camouflage and often remain motionless in leaf ...

Two species, believed extinct for thousands of years, were rediscovered alive in New Guinea, challenging our understanding of ...

The pygmy possum has a stripe down its back and an unusually long fourth finger, twice as long as the rest of its digits, that it uses to extract insect larvae that bores down into wood. It was last ...

Indigenous people in Papua, Indonesia, have helped scientists track down two animals that were thought to have gone extinct thousands of years ago: a relative of Australia’s greater glider and a ...

Animal rights activists say that viral online content about animals like ‘Punch-kun’ has the potential to drive the illegal ...

Meet Jellybean, the newest breakout star at Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park, Arizona, about 20 miles outside of Phoenix as first reported by The Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY network.

Jellybean, a baby pygmy hippo, has gone viral after arriving at a zoo in Arizona, immediately drawing comparisons to viral sensation Moo Deng.

Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park in Litchfield Park, Arizona, recently welcomed a new baby pygmy hippo named ...