The world's smallest wild pig species has made a significant comeback, thanks to 28 years of ongoing conservation and breeding efforts. As the Deccan Herald reported, pygmy pigs have finally ...

For the first time, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) is celebrating the birth of two pygmy slow lorises, an endangered species. Small Mammal House keepers ...

The babies were born on March 21, just six months after their parents were first introduced. Kara Ingraham / Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Small mammal caretakers at ...

Two female sloths named Chata and Baby Ruth have, slowly, taken up residence at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. Chata is a 29-year-old Hoffman’s two-toed sloth, while Baby Ruth is a 6-year-old ...

Nine-year-old Emmy Egan has spent more than two years battling leukemia. On a recent day at Zoo Miami, she got to forget ...

Moo Deng, who? There’s a new face at the Houston Zoo. (Houston Zoo) A rare sight awaits visitors at the Houston Zoo as Akobi, a four-year-old pygmy hippo, settles into his new home as part of a global ...