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Pygmy hogs return home: 15 released in Assam's Manas National Park

Fifteen captive-bred pygmy hogs were released into Assam's Manas National Park, a homecoming to the site where their ...

Tiny nest box change could help rare pygmy-possums after bushfires

A 1-millimeter difference in the size of a nest box entrance could help rare little pygmy-possums recover after bushfire, ...
India Today NE on MSN

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma hails release of 15 pygmy hogs into Manas National Park

Himanta Biswa Sarma welcomed the release of 15 pygmy hogs into Manas National Park. He said the move marks a milestone in ...
Forbes

This Tiny Marsupial Was Known Only From Ice Age Fossils — Until 1966, When It Was Found In A Ski Lodge

The mountain pygmy possum, a tiny nocturnal marsupial, was once known only from Ice Age fossils. Today, we know where its 2,000 remaining individuals are holding on. In 1895, deep within the limestone ...
People

San Diego Zoo Celebrates Its First Endangered Pygmy Hippo Birth in 30 Years

The 4-year-old first-time mom Mabel welcomed a male calf on April 9, and the baby has since been "surpassing" milestones Benjamin VanHoose is the Senior News Editor on the TV team at PEOPLE. He has ...
SUNY-ESF

Pygmy Shrew

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 ...

Forced To Give Up Her 10-Pound Pygmy Goat?

Why wouldn't Powell, Wyoming, let this woman keep her 10-pound pygmy goat? After the town sent police to Venus ...
Times of San Diego

Pygmy Hippo Mom and Calf Move from Maternity to Main Habitat Before Zoo Reopens

The 2-month-old male pygmy hippopotamus Akobi and his mother, Mabel, recently graduated from their maternity habitat to the larger main pygmy hippo habitat in the Lost Forest area of the San Diego Zoo ...