Today's post is about pygmy animals, which are tiny versions of big animals, making them extra cute!
Maybe one day I'll pet a baby pygmy hippo! |
A baby pygmy hippo!
These hippos live in Africa in forests and swamps. They mostly keep to themselves and are more active in the night (nocturnal). Like bigger hippos, they like living in the water, and will sometimes give birth there.
These adorable little hippos love munching on grass and fruit. They sneak out of their river hiding spot around dusk to eat. Sometimes pygmy hippos sleep in dens or burrows in the river bank. Although, no one knows if the hippos actually make these homes themselves.
So tiny! |
Pygmy tarsiers were thought to be extinct since the 1920's until recently in 2008 when these cute little animals were rediscovered.
They are nocturnal primates who live in Indonesia and are only about 9 to 10 cm long!
They have long tails and nails on their teensy hands for gripping onto trees. Tarsiers nibble on insects and sleep vertically in trees during the day.
Pygmy Marmosets are the smallest monkeys in the world (although pygmy tarsiers are tinier, but are not monkeys, just primates). They are abut 14 to 16 cm in length! These tiny monkeys makes their homes in the rainforests of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
Pygmy marmosets use different whistles and calls to talk to family members. Sometimes these calls give warnings of approaching danger.
These super adorable monkeys eat insects, fruit, tree sap, and leaves.
Pygmy goats are originally from West Africa and have since been domesticated.
These mini goats like chewing on grains and grasses.
They live for about 10-15 years and are very popular as household pets or in petting zoos.
Pygmy hippos remind me of the house hippo commercials that used to come on TV. It's like my favourite childhood fantasy just became real...
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