Thursday, April 21, 2011

World's Smallest Animals!!!

World’s Smallest Monkey: 5-6 Inch long (Excluding tail)
Pygmy Marmoset is the smallest monkey in the world and very funny. Very small because so much is similar to human fingers, and this may seem very strange because usually the size of a monkey quite striking. The length of the funny monkey is only about 5 to 6 inch in long excluding tail.

Pygmy marmoset, as small as your finger
This smallest monkey in this world is only live in
the forest area of Ecuador and Brazil. The monkeys are small and cute usually live in groups of 2 to 6 tails only.




These animals must be very funny, if we can make our pets. But imagine how much you should pay for this? This average price is about $1500 USD. So maybe you can consider buying this animal if you have that amount of money just for pets. Oh, I almost forgot, don't step on it!

World's Smallest Snake: 10.1 cm (4-inch) long
Leptotyphlops carlae is the world's smallest species of snake, with adults averaging just less than four inches in length. Found on the Caribbean island of Barbados, the species, ~ which is as thin as a spaghetti noodle and small enough to rest comfortably on a U.S. quarter ~ was discovered by Blair Hedges.

Leptotyphlops carlae and a quarter dollar coin




World’s Smallest Fish: 7.9 mm (0.3-inch) long
On January 2006, the world's smallest fish was discovered on the Indonesian island of Sumatra: a member of the carp family of fish, the Paedocypris progenetica. It is the world's smallest vertebrate or backboned animal; only 7.9 mm (0.3 inches) long.





World's Smallest Chameleon: 1.2 cm (0.5-inch) long
Brookesia minima is the world's smallest species of chameleon. This one is just half an inch. Found on the rainforest floor of Nosy Be Island off the north-west coast of Madagascar, females tend to be larger than males.

Brookesia minima on top of a human finger




World's Smallest Seahorse: 16 mm (0.6-inch) long
The creature, known as Hippocampus denise, is typically just 16 millimeters long - smaller than most fingernails. Some were found to be just 13 mm long. Hippocampus denise lives in the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean, between 13 and 90 meters beneath the surface.

Hippocampus denise, 1.6 cm/16 mm: measured with a ruler






3 comments:

  1. What a beautiful collection and i have never seen this type of animal. I appreciate your work.
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