Equatorial Africa's rain forests have sustained Pygmies for millennia. Now other peoples are competing for the forests' resources, displacing the Pygmies. Paul Raffaele A decade ago, Wasse ...

On a cold, windy evening, a “pygmy” creature with “leaf”-like toes emerged from its hiding place in a remote region of South Africa. Undeterred by the weather, it scampered across the rocks.

San Antonio's biggest little falcon has officially stolen hearts on social media. Last month, the San Antonio Zoo announced ...

Pygmy representatives have asked the United Nations to set up a court to try government and rebel fighters from the Democratic Republic of Congo for acts of cannibalism against their people. Sinafasi ...

a Bambuti pygmy who escaped a massacre by a rebel group in Democratic Republic of Congo, the scene of the conflict known as Africa's "first world war" because of the number of parties involved in ...

Pygmy pipehorse, found off the coast of South Africa Researchers at the California Academy of Scientists knew they might discover something new after local divers in South Africa's Sodwana Bay ...

FATHER PAUL SCHEBESTA, whose intimate A knowledge of the pygmy problem, acquired in the Far East as well as in Africa, transcends that of any living ethnologist, has now produced a sequel to ...

Pygmies are native to West Africa, and their average life expectancy is 27 years. Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Follow her on X and Instagram @gretalcross. Story idea?

Scientists found a “pygmy” creature with “leaf”-like toes in rocky a crevice of South Africa and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Courtney Hundermark via Conradie ...

Last month, the San Antonio Zoo announced the birth of an African pygmy falcon chick, which hatched March 18. Looking more like a cotton ball with a beak and claws, the "pint-sized powerhouse ...