Tiny pygmy hogs almost went extinct a few decades ago, but a dedicated conservation team is helping give them a second chance ...

Tourists snapping selfies with sloths are fueling a booming black market that’s tearing these gentle animals from the Amazon ...

The northern and southern maned sloths may look very similar from the outside, but their genomes reveal different stories: The two species have faced very distinct conditions in Brazil's Atlantic ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Hugo the baby Pygmy Hippo stole hearts when he was born in September at the John Ball Zoo. Now he's at it again, this time making his public debut in front of smaller crowds ...

Australian ecologists have made a remarkable discovery about the mysterious and endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart: it is partial to climbing trees. Up until now, the small carnivorous marsupial was ...

17-year-old boy hospitalized after shooting in Columbia City, police search for suspects A 17-year-old boy was hospitalized after being shot in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood on Tuesday evening, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — John Ball Zoo's most recent bundle of joy now has a name. After a public naming contest that started just after the baby pygmy hippo was born, the winning name turned out to be: ...

Everybody’s favorite baby pygmy hippo at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas, is at it again—refusing to go inside, which he absolutely hates to do! In this adorable video captured by his ...

Former Palm Beach Central High School student nabbed for threatening school shooting A former Palm Beach Central student was arrested Saturday after threatening to "shoot up" the school on Instagram, ...

Mars is a pygmy hippo calf born at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in June to his mother Posey. He has recently become an internet sensation. Jaime Green The Wichita Eagle Kansas has a superstar. He’s ...

A new baby pygmy hippo was born at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is the fourth pygmy hippo born in a U.S. zoo in the last year, which is significant for the endangered species. Pygmy ...