pygmy

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Pygmy hippos are much smaller than their river cousins and critically endangered, with fewer than 2,500 believed to remain in the wild.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025

Pygmy hippos can be housed and supported at a much lower cost.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2024

Pygmy hippos, which are endangered, usually live between 30-50 years.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2023

The Ryukyuan Pygmy Squid, Idiosepius kijimuna, is named after the short, red-haired forest fairies that are said to live in the banyan trees of Okinawa.

From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2023

As he was ducking toward the drinks table, he walked straight into Ginny, Arnold the Pygmy Puff riding on her shoulder and Crookshanks mewing hopefully at her heels.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling