Two civil wars, illegal logging and poaching - it was thought this was more than enough to wipe out Liberia's population of pygmy hippos.

I love these little dudes. picked by doggylives 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 6 months 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 6 months ago

This explains why they couldn't sit still on the plane. picked by hypnotode 2 years 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 8 months ago