For the past 65 million years, mammals have thrived across nearly every corner of Earth. In this time span, they have shaped ecosystems with their adaptability, diverse behaviors, and interactions ...

Kings Canyon National Park, located in the Southern Sierra Nevada region of California, is generally visited for its massive groves of old-growth sequoias within its boundaries. What many do not know ...

Australian researchers seeking to learn about one marsupial ended up with an unexpected discovery about another, according to a press release from the University of South Australia, per ...

Hannah Shirley—the world’s oldest living pygmy hippopotamus in managed care—has celebrated her 52 nd birthday in style this with week with a very appropriately themed party. Born on November 22, 1973, ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Hannah Shirley, the world’s oldest living pygmy hippopotamus in managed care, is celebrating her 52nd birthday at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center. The ...

A poor Orange Tabby cat is having a very, very bad day. They just stepped out briefly --maybe to chase mice, or perhaps to do a perimeter sweep and make sure there were no lurking threats. Maybe there ...

San Diego Humane Society’s Project Wildlife team has cared for Hannah since she was rescued in 2002. (Photo courtesy of San Diego Humane Society) Hannah Shirley, the world’s oldest living pygmy ...

RAMONA, Calif. (CNS) - Hannah Shirley, the world's oldest living pygmy hippopotamus in managed care, was celebrated Thursday with a "Hungry Hungry Hippos"-themed party before her 52nd birthday on ...

Snail holds the overall record, lasting up to 3 years in dormancy. Australian Pygmy Possum is the longest continuous mammal sleeper (367 days). True hibernation involves extreme body temperature and ...

Mountain pygmy possum gets 'bogong biscuit' out of a feeding container made from mesh and pipes in a Kosciusko National Park boulder field.