Why the Pygmies of West Africa have such short stature, while neighboring groups don't, has been somewhat of a mystery. Now new research suggests unique changes in the Pygmy's genome have both led to ...

For thousands of years Pygmies have lived in harmony with equatorial Africa's magnificent jungles. They inhabit a narrow band of tropical rain forest about four degrees above and four degrees below ...

Introduction / Barry Hewlett -- Cultural diversity of African Pygmies / Serge Bahuchet -- Population genetics of Central African Pygmies and non-Pygmies / Paul Verdu -- On Late Holocene population ...

Is this the cutest travel companion you've ever seen? Calico is a 2-year-old African Pygmy Hedgehog who takes adventures all over the U.S. Her owner documents it on Instagram, where Calico is becoming ...

Officials at the Maryland Zoo welcomed new residents this week! On Friday, officials announced the birth of twin African pygmy goat kids. The male and female were born earlier this week to the ZooÆs ...

*I’ll be the first to admit: you can’t believe everything you read. And I, for one, really hope this story below about an African man who was, at one time, kept in a place now known as the Bronx Zoo ...