Pygmy hippo takes his first swim
He may be tiny but pygmy hippo Sapo made a big splash when he took a dip in his outdoor pool for the first time this week.
Plants & Animals
Jun 10, 2011
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Hybrid possum gives endangered species a chance
Australian researchers have successfully bred two genetically distinct Mountain Pygmy-possums, playing a major role in preventing the endangered population in the Victorian Alpine region from further decline.
Plants & Animals
May 26, 2011
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US-Mexico border wall could threaten wildlife species
A 700-mile security wall under construction along the United States' border with Mexico could significantly alter the movement and "connectivity" of wildlife, biologists say, and the animals' potential isolation is a threat ...
Ecology
Jul 7, 2009
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Crews rescue 2 distressed pygmy killer whales in Florida
Biologists are working to help two pygmy killer whales that had been found distressed in shallow waters on Florida's Gulf Coast.
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2018
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Endangered pygmy elephant shot dead on Borneo
A pygmy elephant was shot dead on Borneo island after it destroyed villagers' crops, a Malaysian wildlife official said Thursday, the latest of the endangered creatures to be killed.
Plants & Animals
Jul 26, 2018
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Six pygmy elephants found dead on Malaysian Borneo
Six Borneo pygmy elephants have been found dead in Malaysian palm oil plantations in recent weeks, officials said Monday, the latest of the endangered creatures to perish as their rainforest habitat is devastated.
Ecology
May 21, 2018
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Three tiny monkeys stolen from German zoo
Three pygmy marmosets—the world's smallest monkey species—have been stolen from a zoo in the western German city of Dortmund, police said on Wednesday.
Plants & Animals
Aug 12, 2015
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Pygmy sperm whale washes ashore Cayman Islands
A rare pygmy sperm whale has washed ashore the Cayman Islands and died.
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2013
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Malaysia seeks more tests for dead pygmy elephants (Update)
An initial chemical analysis on 14 Borneo pygmy elephants that died mysteriously could not conclusively determine if they were poisoned, and more tests will be conducted abroad, an official said Friday.
Ecology
Feb 8, 2013
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Malaysia considers reward in dead-elephants case
Malaysian authorities will offer a $16,000 reward for information on 14 rare Borneo pygmy elephants found dead last month, if it is confirmed they were poisoned.
Ecology
Feb 6, 2013
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