before the island was first settled in 8500 B.C. This pygmy hippo skull was excavated from a rock shelter on the southern coast of Cyprus called Akrotiri-Aetokremnos where at least 500 hippos have ...

When Kalron first arrived at the scene of the forest elephant massacre, the meadow was littered with skulls, bones and rotting ... wildlife—leopards, hippos, crocodiles, pangolin (anteater ...

They grow up so fast. And so big. Hippos, that is. Poppy, a pygmy hippo born into the Metro Richmond Zoo in December, has taken her first steps outside. She’s now viewable to the public at the ...

During the colder months, Poppy the pygmy hippo and her mother Iris stay in a climate-controlled indoor habitat, according to the Metro Richmond Zoo. But as spring approaches, March 28 marked the ...

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Running into a hippo or bear in the dead of night is going to get you in serious trouble, so it’s best to stay safe inside your tent until dawn. AndyMagee/Istockphoto Don’t leave your tent open ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo is hosting painting classes at the end of the week featuring everyone's favorite baby pygmy hippo, Poppy. The classes are being held to ...

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WNCT) — On Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2025, the NC State Center for Marine Sciences and Technology personnel found a live pygmy sperm whale calf stranded in Emerald Isle ...

The discovery of a second headless carcass belonging to an endangered pygmy elephant in the forests of Malaysia’s Sabah has raised alarm over a resurgence of ivory poaching, with ...

Meet Haggis - the rare pygmy hippo born at Edinburgh zoo The tiny endangered pygmy hippo calf arrived at Edinburgh Zoo on 30 October. Dan MacNee is a hoarder who lives amongst the towering piles ...

A second headless carcass of a Borneo pygmy elephant has been found in Tawau, leading the Sabah wildlife department to believe poachers were responsible. Wildlife director Soffian Abu Bakar said ...