Many experts believe they are descended from the original Middle Stone Age expansion of anatomically modern humans.

The “Congo Pygmies” were subjected to public viewing, and when the public was not around, were studied and measured by scientists – racial anthropologists – who declared the “specimens ...

The experts urged the international community to step up efforts and funding to support the Government of DRC to protect and assist displaced persons, while emphasising the need for proper ...

Odzala-Kokoua National Park, one of Africa’s oldest, is located in the Republic of the Congo within the heart of the Congo Basin ... This protected haven is home to rare species such as the elusive ...

The Kung traditionally rely on tubers and mongongo nuts, the Aka and Baka Pygmies of the Congo River Basin on yams, the Tsimane and Yanomami Indians of the Amazon on plantains and manioc ...

Bonobos are often called pygmy chimpanzees, although they are a distinct species in their own right. They are native to the Democratic Republic of Congo and live in the humid rainforests south of the ...

The term “Pygmy” itself is a label of external origin ... They can be found in Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia. As we reflect on the naming of the Twa, we ...

Americans who have fallen in love with Moo Deng no longer need to travel to Thailand to see a baby pygmy hippo in person. Poppy was born on Dec. 9, 2024, to the Metro Richmond Zoo's resident pygmy ...