The mountain pygmy possum, a tiny marsupial once known only from fossils and thought to have been extinct for 25,000 years, ...

From the bumblebee bat to the Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, here are eight of the world's smallest mammals who thrive in a world ...

She explains that pygmy possums are “quite common” in the area and that the spider “probably just saw an opportunity and went for it.” “It was one of the biggest huntsman spiders he’d ...

Mountain pygmy possum gets 'bogong biscuit' out of a feeding container made from mesh and pipes in a Kosciusko National Park boulder field. Photo shows New Year's Weather: Dark grey storm clouds ...

Here are eight tiny tyne creatures known as the smallest mammals of the earth. At only 1.3g, the extinct B. vanhouteni is believed to be the smallest mammal that ever lived. This tiny, shrew-like ...

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 Montgomery Zoo this week announced the birth of a female pygmy hippopotamus. Anuket was actually born on Feb. 9 but has spent the last month bonding with her mother behind the scenes ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Pygmy blue whales off Western Australia engage in foraging dives, including lunge-feeding, during their migration to Indonesia. These dives, tracked using ...