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The pygmy marmoset is the
smallest monkey in the world. They live in family groups led
by a parental couple. Most of the time the male parent
carries the offspring. The young go to the mother during
feeding. After a few months they will jump around looking
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Thumbelina, the smallest horse in the world! At 17-inches
tall, Thumbelina is currently the world's smallest pony. She
was just 5 years old when she made it into the Guinness Book
Of Records and lives on a farm with a couple who specialize
in breeding miniature horses. |
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Fennec Foxes - The world's
smallest fox, Fennec Foxes are smaller than housecats.
Living in sandy, dry regions,their large ears keep them cool
and help them hear rodents. Their ears are bigger than their
faces! |
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The world's smallest mammal
is the critically endangered bumblebee bat of western
Thailand. Also known as Kitti's hog-nosed bat, it was first
described just 30 years ago. |
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The world's smallest bird is
the Bee Hummingbird. The Bee Hummingbird is about the size
of a, you guessed it, bee. That translates to 2.5 inches or
6.2 cm in length and 1.6 grams or 0.06 oz in weight. The Bee
Hummingbird also lays the world's smallest bird eggs which
are about the size of your smallest fingernail. |
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