A rare pygmy hippo has been born at Marwell Zoo in Hampshire. picked by pocksucket 12 months ago

A rare pygmy hippo is born at Taronga zoo in Sydney, Australia and it's freaking cute. picked by tontodiablo 1 year ago

A pygmy hippo which started turning up his snout at food has been given a helping hand to start eating again. But the little animal was lured back to his trough under the watchful eye of Gloria, a hand puppet based on the star character in DreamWorks children's film Madagascar. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

One of the world's tiniest primates has created a huge burst of excitement after coming out of hiding after 80 years.

Previously believed to be extinct, the pygmy tarsier - a 57 gram, big-eyed, clawed animal last spotted alive in 1921 - has resurfaced in Indonesia. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A gift exchange between Asian rulers several centuries ago may have inadvertently saved a population of elephants from extinction, according to a new study. picked by deEPCHill 2 years ago

Government soldiers sodomized three male pygmies to gain supernatural powers and protection in the Republic of Congo picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

They are small and prickly and are the very latest must-have pets. Would-be owners are will happily wait up to a year and will travel any distance to get their hands on an African pygmy hedgehog. The cute pets are a quarter of the size of a normal hedgehog and are fully domesticated and don't carry diseases or fleas. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

This explains why they couldn't sit still on the plane. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

Have you ever wondered what the babies of bats, aye-ayes, hedgehogs, echidnas or pygmy marmosets look like? Well, now you can find out. Unusual as some of these animals are, the babies will surely trigger some awww-inspiring moments. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

A Labrador who has played surrogate mother to more than 30 animals including a hippo and porcupine has her paws full caring for her latest charges. picked by Franz6 10 months ago

LONDON (Reuters) - They may not leap off the shelves into the best-seller category, but the books shortlisted for the oddest book title prize certainly grab the attention.

"I was Tortured by the Pygmy Love Queen" recounts the tale of a fictional U.S. World War Two fighter pilot who is captured by jungle pygmies led by a sadistic woman. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

"My arm is still hurting," joked Eric Tullett, who reeled in the fish with a glow hook and maggot. picked by kakana 9 months ago