pygmy

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"In addition, pygmy rattlesnakes were expected to have an increased prevalence of Ro, as they primarily consume lizards and frogs which are known to transmit the parasite."

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

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

He took in the eight-hundred-gallon aquarium coffee table with the four glowing pygmy sharks swimming circles around their bubbler.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson