By name alone, you can probably guess that Pygmy Goats are pretty tiny animals. Male goats are typically 23 inches tall to ...

Meet Frankie Rae, a four-year-old half Nigerian dwarf, half pygmy goat who is also a one-of-a-kind pioneer. Her human parents have been documenting their travel adventures with Frankie and her 12-year ...

Scientific name & origin: Capra aegagrus hircus, originally the Cameroon (West African) dwarf goat, brought to Europe and the US mid-20th century and recognized as a West Africa derived African dairy ...

Five month-old male Nigerian dwarf goats and two African pygmy hedgehogs are the latest additions to Randall Oaks Zoo in West Dundee as the public facility opens for the 2022 season. Zoo curator Sara ...

SHELL ROCK, Iowa — It's that time of year when Pat Blank's kids are big enough to leave home. When she and her husband, Terry, were first married, Blank thought she might like to get some goats. "We ...

Adrienne Kruzer, BS, RVT, LVT, has worked with a variety of animals for over 15 years, including birds of prey, reptiles, and small mammals. Alpine goats originated in the Swiss Alps but were bred to ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dwarf goats will join chickens, bees and turkeys as animals Arvada residents can keep in their backyards after a 7-0 vote during Monday night’s City Council ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Many will agree there can be no greater joy than raising and nurturing animals. Whether they live inside ...

SAN DIEGO (CN) – Breeders who raise gray and brown pygmy goats sued the National Pygmy Goat Association, claiming it eliminated pygmy goats with precisely that color combination from the ...

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Renee Furst’s Corrales home, the Corrales Kids Ranch, is where you can find a unique herd of her prizewinning Pygmy goats. “This is a miniature breed, a true dwarf breed,” ...