Pygmy jerboa

This collection of pix is a follow up to the first post, and shows more pygmy breeds of animals.These are not just necessarily small, but are smaller versions than their larger cousins. The smaller size is typically the result of different environments, such as islands or remote areas like deserts, where the animals evolve to their surroundings and its inability to support larger animals due to limited resources. And because they are small they are extremely cute and take great pix.

African pygmy hedgehog

African pygmy hedgehog - they make great pets.

Pygmy elephant

Pygmy goats

full grown pygmy goat

Pygmy hippo

Interesting fact: In 1927 Harvey Firestone (who owned a large rubber plantation in Liberia) gave President Calvin Coolidge a male pygmy hippo named Billy as a gift. Billy is the ancestor to almost all pygmy hippos living in American zoos.

Pygmy lizard

Pygmy marmoset

The Pygmy Marmoset is the smallest living monkey. Its head and body length varies from 117-152 mm and its tail length varies from 172-229 mm. That’s a total length of around 13 inches on average. The adult weight is in the range 85-140 grams or approximately four ounces on average. Its tawny coat is sprinkled with gray and its tail is ringed. Long hairs on its head and cheeks form a mane which hides its ears. Its eyes are almond-shaped. It lives in the upper Amazon regions of South America, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.

pygmy marmoset on a banana

Pygmy shrew

The Pygmy Shrew, which is only about 90 mm (3.5 in) in total length, has the distinction of being one of the smallest mammals in the world.

Pygmy snake

Pygmy zebra

Pygmy hippo

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