pygmy
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There’s also a sand pit where children can dig up replicas of pygmy mammoth bones.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The strain on the cruise ship is mostly spread by long-tailed pygmy rice rats via their saliva, feces or urine.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
A range of merchandise was even created, with fans of the pygmy hippo able to buy Moo Deng-inspired clothes.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Around 61,000 years ago, the pygmy elephant population declined sharply.
From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026
She followed Mama’s lead around cages of white pygmy elephants, chimpanzees, a pair of giraffes grazing quietly in their paddock.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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