Among Adirondack mammals, pygmy shrews hold several records. Some adults weigh only 2-3 g (0.11 oz) and thus are the smallest mammals in the world. This species is also one of the rarest, with only ...

The shrew was still alive in the web, the researchers report, although it was only seen making a few slight movements near ...

Adults weigh 3-6.5 g (0.11-0.23 oz.). The masked shrew is intermediate in size between the smaller, more slender pygmy shrew and the larger, stockier smoky shrew. The masked shrew has the largest ...

The Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, otherwise known as the dwarf three-toed jerboa ... Geographic Range: Mediterranean Lowlands (Portugal to the Middle East) Etruscan shrews have a wide geographic range, ...

Weight: 0.13 ounces Length: 2 inches Jerboas are desert rodents, and the Baluchistan pygmy jerboa (or dwarf three-toed jerboa ...

While packing for an upcoming trip to Ecuador, I considered whether or not to take my 10X hand lens. I wondered just exactly ...

Flea toads, dwarf pygmy goby fish and bumblebee bats are just a few examples of vertebrates that have shrunk through evolution, without losing any of their basic physical characteristics.

Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand hopes to get "more income to support activities that will make the animals' lives better" with the baby pygmy hippo trademark Better get those Moo Deng memes out of ...

Clout-chasing visitors to the Khao Kheow Open Zoo hoping for their own viral video moments are turning up to the enclosure that’s home to the dwarf-sized critter of West African origin expecting ...

Chances are that you’ve seen Moo Deng on TikTok. And with good reason. She’s a baby pygmy hippo (an endangered species) living in Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand who is quite adorable.

Thousands of years before a tiny pygmy hippopotamus from a zoo in Thailand named Moo Dang became an internet sensation, an extinct species of dwarf hippos (Phanourios minor) roamed a lush ...