pygmy
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When you’re a consulting detective—even one who happens to be a pygmy shrew—trouble often has a way of finding you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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
They included giant elephant birds, primitive primates called lemurs as big as gorillas, and pygmy hippos.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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