Scientists found a “pygmy” creature with “leaf”-like toes in rocky a crevice of South Africa and discovered a new species, a ...

The European hedgehog is the largest, while the African pygmy hedgehog is most commonly kept as a pet. When threatened, they will curl up into a ball, protecting their soft bellies and relying on ...

from Norway to South Africa – so it’s an old world species.” In fact, the African pygmy hedgehog is one of the most primitive mammals on our planet, with some scientists arguing that it ...

A vampire hedgehog, a pygmy pipehorse and a "blob-headed" fish ... Pygmy pipehorse, found off the coast of South Africa ...

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 ...

Among those that were new was a “blob-headed fish” in the Chaetostoma genus, which includes bristlemouth armored catfish. The ...