A massive pygmy blue whale recently created a rare, unforgettable spectacle near Busselton Jetty, Western Australia, stunning locals and tourists. Captured in widely shared footage, the 24-meter giant ...

Tarsiers may be small, but they are some of the most unique and mysterious primates in the world. With their enormous eyes, incredible night vision, and lightning-fast reflexes, these tiny creatures ...

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 ...

The tarsier, a tiny primate, is actually one of nature's strangest contradictions. While this agile predator can catch bats in mid-flight, at the same time, it's so weak that stress can make it act in ...

The John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids welcomed its first pygmy hippo calf on Sept. 3. Only 22 institutions in North America are home to the endangered species that went viral with Moo Deng's birth last ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s here! The John Ball Zoo says Penelope, a pygmy hippo, birthed a calf on Wednesday. The unnamed baby weighs 11 pounds and is the first pygmy hippo calf born at the zoo ...

In rough, boulder-strewn waters off eastern South Africa, researchers have found a new species: a pygmy seahorse about the size of a grain of rice. The finding shocked them because all seven species ...

MANILA, Philippines — Researchers from the University of the Philippines (UP) note in a new study that most sightings of the endangered Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta) have been occurring ...

THE Philippine tarsier is one of the world’s smallest primates. This species from Bohol province is about 5 inches long, with a tail longer than its body. While the Philippine tarsier is very popular, ...

MANILA, Philippines — Most sightings of the Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta) shared on social media occur outside the country’s protected areas and key biodiversity zones, prompting scientists to ...

The Philippine tarsier may be far more widespread and adaptable than previously documented, according to a new study by researchers from the University of the Philippines Diliman. Biologists Maria ...