pygmy

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She has also conducted workshops and sold merchandise — from art prints to T-shirts to washi tape — at such spots as Leanna Lin’s Wonderland, Popkiller and Pygmy Hippo Shoppe.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

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, otherwise known as dwarf hippos, are native to West Africa and experts believe there are only about 2,500 left in the wild worldwide.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

Hannan's Pygmy Squid, Kodama jujutsu, is a newly discovered species within a whole new genus.

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