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The smallest animals in the world- a rather rare occurrence.
However, these creatures are found on earth, in the water, and in the sky.
In this issue we will tell you about the ten smallest animals in the world that live on our earth.
The smallest snake
The smallest snakes on earth are narrow-chinned snakes. Their maximum length is about 10 centimeters. Their habitat is South and North America, Southwest Asia, Africa. They are not poisonous. They feed on ant eggs, termites and small insects. They hide in the sand, under the stones. The female is capable of carrying one egg, since at birth the baby that appears is half the size of its mother.
The smallest frog
The miniature frog, which is only 7.7 millimeters long, is called Paedophryne. The largest individuals reach a length of 11, 3 millimeters. Moreover, the female is always much larger. They live in Papua New Guinea in the bedding layer among the fallen leaves.
These frogs have a brown color, due to which they are practically invisible on the ground, among the foliage and on the bark of trees. Such a small size could not but affect the structure of the animal's body. We are talking about the reduced number of fingers and presacral vertebrae.
The smallest chameleon
The smallest lizard on the planet, which is one centimeter two millimeters long, was named the chameleon little brukesia. Scientific name - Brookesia minima.
It can be found in the rainforests of Madagascar, although it is not so easy to see. The fact is that the skin of a chameleon can change color, adjusting to the colors of the environment.
The smallest jellyfish
Another tiny creature on the planet is the Irukandji jellyfish. It looks like a white almost transparent bell. The dimensions of this "baby" are twenty-five by twelve millimeters. The tentacles can be from one millimeter to a meter.
However, scientists were not only interested in the tiny size of the jellyfish. It turned out that this small animal can kill or paralyze a person. The poison is still not fully understood, so there is no antidote.
Smallest mammal
From three to four and a half centimeters - the length of the dwarf white-toothed shrew, which is the smallest mammal on the planet. It weighs less than two grams.
The shrew (or baby shrew, or dwarf shrew, or baby shrew, or Etruscan shrew) looks like a tiny common shrew. However, the shrew is a predator. It is useful because it destroys pests by feeding on insects.
The smallest fish in the world
Stout infantfish- This is the name of the smallest fish in the world, which was discovered by scientists relatively recently. The animal is endemic and lives in the swamps of Sumatra. The length of an adult is just under 1 centimeter, which allows this animal to be included in the list of the smallest.
The smallest marine life
Denich's seahorse (Hippocampus Denise) is the smallest marine inhabitant of the waters, the body length of which is no more than 1.5 centimeters. This species of seahorse lives in the warm tropical waters of the Japanese islands. The aquatic inhabitant got its name in honor of the photographer Denich Tackett, who was the first who was able to find and photograph this seahorse.
The smallest bird
Hummingbird- the smallest bird that exists in nature. The dimensions of her body do not exceed 5 centimeters in length, and the average weight is 1.5 grams, which is less than the weight of an average ostrich feather. These winged animals are not only very small, but also incredibly beautiful. From a distance, this bird can easily be confused with an insect painted in bright, iridescent colors. The bee hummingbird belongs to the endemic species that live in Cuba. The animal got its name not only because of its small size, but also because of food preferences - it feeds exclusively on flower nectar. Moreover, she does this only on the fly, making at this moment up to 100 flaps of her wings in only 1 second!
The smallest primates on earth
These are the smallest primates on earth - dwarf Igrunks. Their maximum height is about 15 centimeters (the length of the tail can reach up to 22 centimeters), and their weight is about 150 grams. Their habitat is South America, Ecuador, South Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, western Brazil. They spend most of their time in trees. The adults are golden brown on the back and white or orange on the belly. Fast and nimble animals.
Smallest cat
Most small cat in the world from central Illinois (US state). With an animal 19 centimeters long and 7 centimeters tall, the weight of the cat was 680 grams.
The first owner, the owner of the farm, named the kitten Mr. Peibbles after the ventriloquist doll from the famous American TV series "Seinfeld".
However, the baby did not stay with the first owner for long - for some reason, he decided to part with the kitten and gave it to veterinarian Donna Sussman. Unlike the first owner, she took the baby with great joy and is not going to part with him.
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Among the incredible variety of fauna that lives on our planet, there are some species of animals of very small sizes. These defenseless creatures can only survive in the wild by taking advantage of their small size and hiding from natural enemies.
1. Dwarf marmosets
The first on the list of the smallest animals on the planet are the pygmy marmosets, tiny monkeys considered to be the smallest species of primates on Earth. An adult marmoset weighs a maximum of 150 grams and grows to a length of no more than 15 cm, excluding the tail.
This monkey species is found in the rainforests of the Amazon, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru, where they jump on trees, gnawing their sharp teeth into their bark and drinking sap. They also feed on insects and fruits. The adorable, small creatures are relatively docile and are a favorite among sellers in exotic bird markets.
2. American miniature horses
American miniature horses are common throughout the world, but most of them are found in America and Europe. This horse breed differs from its larger counterparts in its low weight and height.
One of the stallions of this breed, nicknamed "Little Pumpkin", was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the smallest horse on the planet with a height of 35.5 cm and a weight of 9 kg.
These beautiful and cute creatures have a very friendly disposition, which makes them great pets.
3. Hummingbird - bee
The hummingbird bee is the smallest bird species on the planet, the birds grow no more than 6 cm in length and weigh a maximum of 2 grams. These hummingbirds live only in some forest regions of Cuba and on the Guanajacabibes peninsula.
They feed exclusively on nectar, which can be collected from flowers at any height. Only 15 are suitable for hummingbird food certain types plants. Birds of this species are strong and fast flyers, they are able to make 90 flaps of their wings in 1 second.
4. Philippine tarsiers
The Philippine tarsiers are considered the indigenous inhabitants of the Philippine islands, and their striking feature is their disproportionately huge eyes, which give their face a cute and “cuddly” look.
It is one of the smallest primate species, and tarsiers rarely grow larger than the palm of an adult male. They are nocturnal, feeding mainly on insects. The length of an adult tarsier reaches 10 cm, the weight of males does not exceed 134 grams, of females - 117 grams.
5. Miniature pigs or mini-pigs
Miniature pigs were bred in Europe in the early 1950s for medical research, and later they were increasingly used as pets.
They are considered very intelligent animals and are easy to train, there is practically no smell from them, which makes it possible to keep mini-pigs in apartments. Unfortunately, miniature pigs are prone to obesity and throughout their life, they need to maintain a strict diet.
6. Fenech
One of the smallest animals in the world is the miniature fennec fox, which lives in hot deserts. North Africa... The body length of an animal rarely reaches more than 40 cm, and its weight does not exceed 1.5 kg.
A distinctive feature of Fenech is unusually large ears, reaching 15 cm in length. With the help of them, the fox perfectly hears the movement of insects and small vertebrates, which it hunts at night, and during a hot day, the ears help the animal to cool down.
7. Cow - panda
The panda cow is a tiny cattle with markings similar to those on the skins of giant pandas. According to the last count, there are only a couple of dozen of them in the world, and the cost of each of them reaches $ 30,000.
This type of miniature cow was artificially bred by breeder John Balterd from Washington. According to his idea, each calf by the age of three should reach a height of no more than 106 cm and at the same time have a skin color that matches the drawings on the bodies of rare Chinese pandas.
8. Dwarf rabbit
The dwarf rabbit, the smallest species of rabbit on the planet, is most common in the United States. An adult rabbit weighs about 3 kg, body length reaches 34 cm. In the wild, rabbits mainly live in thickets of tall and dense wormwood, which is used for protection and food.
They also make excellent pets, the animals have a playful and friendly character and love communication. They are unpretentious in care, their maintenance costs are small. These rabbits can be walked on a leash or never taken outside. They get used to the litter box very quickly and do not have an unpleasant odor.
9. Fish Paedocypris
The smallest fish on the planet lives in Southeast Asia, in the peat bogs of Sumatra. The adult Paedocypris reaches a maximum length of 7.9 mm. This fish belongs to the carp family and is also considered the smallest vertebrate creature on the planet.
They feed mainly on plankton, which is collected from the bottom of the swamps. Unfortunately, the future prospects for this fish are unimportant: due to human activities, the swamps in Sumatra are becoming less and less, and the usual Paedocypris habitat will soon completely disappear.
10. Noblell's frog
And the last representative of the fauna in the ranking of the smallest animals in the world is the Noblella pygmaea frog. This tiny creature was first discovered by scientists in the Andes Mountains, in southern Peru.
Possessing a brown camouflage color and miniature size (an adult frog does not grow more than 11 mm), the Noblella has successfully managed to hide from wildlife researchers for many years.
Frogs live at an altitude of 3000 meters above sea level in vegetated meadows and tropical forests. Throughout their lives, females lay only two eggs, which are tended until little frogs hatch.
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We are all so accustomed to seeing trees bloom their leaves in spring, how flowers reach for the sun, how sparrows chirp merrily on the branches ... that we do not even pay attention to all this beauty around us. We are surrounded by thousands of plants and animals and it is they who make our world so beautiful. All animals are unique, but even among them there are both the largest specimens and the smallest.
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The largest mammal on our planet is, of course, the blue whale. Adults weigh over 150 tons (and sometimes 170) and reach a length of 33 meters.
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Now the blue whale is a very rare animal, since before it was ruthlessly hunted, exterminating for the sake of whale oil and a mustache. Now he lives in some northern seas.
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The largest land mammal is the African elephant. A male African elephant of medium size reaches 3-4 m at the withers and weighs 4-7 tons.
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The huge body is almost the size of a one-story building, the weight of one elephant is equal to the total weight of about 50 people. Under normal conditions, these animals live up to 70 years.
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The largest mammal lives in the aquatic environment, and the smallest in the air. This is a pig-nosed bat. It is also called the bumblebee mouse, because it is inferior in size to many insects. The body length of this crumb is less than 3 cm, its weight is about 2 g.
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The bumblebee mouse got its name "pig-nosed" because its nose looks like a piglet. Pig-nosed bats are found in Thailand. Their number is very small. Mice live in small groups, during the day in limestone caves, and at dusk they fly out to hunt for insects.
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The baby shrew is also fighting for the title of the smallest mammal. Her body length is less than 5 cm, and her weight is up to 2.5 g. Indeed, a small animal.
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The baby shrew is found throughout Northern Europe and Russia, Mongolia, China and South Korea... Shrews feed on worms and insects.
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The tallest mammal is a giraffe. The giraffe lives in dry and sparsely wooded savannah in Africa. The growth of these handsome men is over 6 meters.
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High growth allows the giraffe to feed on leaves, flowers, young shoots of trees from the upper layer of vegetation.
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The largest tiger cat. In a male tiger, the body length from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail is 3.15 m on average, the height at the withers is 99-107 cm, and the weight is about 265 kg.
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The smallest cat is a Bengal cat. The body length together with the head of the Bengal cat, which lives in the southern regions of India and Sri Lanka, reaches 350 - 480 mm. The average female weighs 1.1 kg and the male 1.5-1.6 kg. "
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The largest monkey is the gorilla. The largest primate is the male gorilla that lives in the lowland forests of Eastern Congo. His weight exceeds 163 kg, and his height reaches 180 cm. "
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The smallest primate is the pygmy mouse lemur recently discovered in Madagascar. The length of the head and body is 62 mm, the length of the tail is 13.6 cm, and the weight is about 306 g. "
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The largest pinniped is the elephant seal. Its maximum girth is 3.7 m, and its weight is 2000-3500 kg.
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The smallest pinniped is the Galapagos fur seal. Adult females reach an average length of 1.2 m, and their weight is approximately 27 kg. Males are usually larger, up to 1.5 m in length and weighing up to 64 kg. "
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The largest bird on the planet is now the African ostrich - its height reaches 2.7 m and its weight is 175 kg. The long neck is crowned with a small head with a flat beak.
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By the way, the eyes of ostriches are so large that they exceed the size of their own brains. The ostrich is a flightless bird, so its legs are much better developed than its wings.
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Ostriches feed mainly on plants, but they do not disdain small insects, reptiles, rodents and even carrion.
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The smallest bird is the bee hummingbird. Its length is only 5.7 cm, weight 1.6 g. The flight speed of hummingbirds-bees is 80 km / h, in flight they buzz like bees due to the high frequency of movement of the wings (80-100 beats per second).
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Hummingbirds feed on nectar, hovering in front of flowers and sucking out the contents with a thin long beak, as well as small insects that live in flowers. The nests of bee hummingbirds do not exceed the size of a thimble.
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The whale shark is the most big fish found on our planet. The largest specimen caught was about 14 meters long, although eyewitnesses testified about sharks measuring 18 or even 20 meters. The weight of such giants can reach 12 tons.
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These fish are found in the tropical zones of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, but sometimes they swim to the north.
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For humans, these fish are safe, as they feed on crustaceans, small fish, krill. These sharks are not viviparous. They lay a small number of eggs, from which hatchlings are hatched.
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The largest predatory fish is a real danger to humans - this is the white shark. Representatives of this species often attack swimmers, and for many such a meeting has sad consequences. Weighing up to four tons and up to eight meters long, it's no wonder this shark is so dangerous.
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One of the smallest fish is considered: the pandaka goby. The average length of these fish is 7 mm to 1 cm, and they live in freshwater rivers and lakes in the Philippines.
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The anaconda and reticulated python claim to be the largest snake. The python, reaching a length of 10 m, has been in the lead for a long time, however, an anaconda specimen more than 11.5 meters in length was recently discovered. python. anaconda
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They lead a semi-aquatic lifestyle and feed mainly on large animals, capybaras. Anaconda lives in South America
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Pythons live in Asia. They live in damp forests, climb trees, and are good at swimming. Just like anacondas, pythons hunt small animals. They are more aggressive and can attack humans.
Have you ever wondered which animal is the smallest in the world? Then you've come to the right place. Some animals are so small that you just won't believe your eyes. From frogs to horses, with different kinds animals around the world have been treated unfairly. Even more interesting is the fact that many of these animals have recently been discovered by scientists and researchers. We'll make you wonder what other little creatures might be lurking all over the place. I wonder what miniature animals have we dug up? Here are the 25 smallest animals in the world that you won't believe exist.
25. Chihuahua
Everyone knows Chihuahuas are tiny, but you can't even imagine how tiny they can be. The Guinness Book of World Records named the Chihuahua Milly the smallest dog in the world. It reaches 9.6 cm in height, which is approximately equal to the height of stiletto heels.
24. Dwarf rabbit
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The dwarf rabbit is the smallest and rarest rabbit in the world. On average, their size can be from 22.8 to 27.9 cm, and they weigh a little less than 500 g.
23. Dwarf marmoset
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While the dwarf rabbit is the smallest in the world of rabbits, in the world of primates, the dwarf marmoset reigns like a tiny queen. These animals live in South America and look like a squirrel, if not for the head. They are so small that they can fit in a human hand. The weight of the marmoset is usually 90-150 g, and the height is only about 15 cm.
22. Chameleon Brookesia Micra
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Discovered on the island of Madagascar, the Little Brookesia chameleon is the smallest chameleon ever found. It is so small that it can easily fit on a match head or the tip of a person's index finger.
21. Miniature horse 
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Miniature horses can reach the size of an average dog. The smallest horse in the world was called Thumbelina, it was a miniature brown mare with a height of only 44.5 cm.It was officially entered into the Guinness Book of Records in 2006.
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The smallest lizard in the world, scientists discovered in the Dominican Republic. This species is called sphaerodactylus ariasae and can conveniently curl up on a US dime. Its length reaches less than 16 millimeters.
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According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the smallest cat was discovered in Taylorville, Illinois. The male of the Himalayan-Persian blue point named Tinker Toy, reaching adulthood, reached 7 cm in height and 19 cm in length.
18. Dwarf Lantern Shark
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The dwarf lantern shark is rare, as it swims about 439 m below the ocean surface near the coast South America... Very little is known about her. We know that these fish are small enough to fit in a human hand.
17. Etruscan shrew
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The Etruscan shrew is not only the smallest shrew, but also the smallest mammal by weight. They usually weigh less than 2 grams and reach a length of 4 cm. But, despite the fact that they are small, they have an excellent appetite, and twice a day they eat a volume of food comparable in weight to their own weight.
16. Royal antelope
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Found in the rainforests of Ghana and Sierra Leone, the King Antelope is the smallest antelope in the world with a height of about 25 cm and a weight of about 2.5 kg. It is extremely rare to meet her due to her secretive nocturnal lifestyle.
15. Pig-nosed bat (bumblebee bat)
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The pig-nosed bat boasts two accomplishments. It is not only the smallest bat, but also the smallest mammal. On average, they grow to about 33 mm and weigh only 2 grams.
14. The smallest seahorse
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In the western Pacific Ocean, marine biologists have discovered the smallest seahorse. Known as Hippocampus denise, they were initially mistaken for baby seahorses. Typically, such a seahorse is only 16 mm long.
13. Spotted turtle
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The Speckled Padloper Tortoise is, you guessed it, the smallest turtle in the world. Males are only 7cm and females 10cm, these small creatures can be found slowly crawling along the paths in South Africa.
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The smallest cow in the world is called Manikyam. Although it won't fit in the palm of your hand, it is as small as a cow can. At just 61.5 cm tall, the small cow is considered a pet in the family to which it belongs.
11. Frog Paedophryne Amauensis
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A brownie-sized frog, Paedophryne Amauensis, is the smallest vertebrate known. It averages about 7.7 millimeters and looks like a tiny speck on a US dime.
10. Pygmy mouse lemur
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Inhabiting Madagascar, the pygmy mouse lemur weighs only about 60 g. The length of its body including the head is about 5 cm. However, the tail is twice as long as the body.
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One of the smallest salamander species is Thorius arboreus, which lives exclusively in Mexico. The length of this salamander together with its wide head is 17 millimeters. Unfortunately, they are threatened with extinction due to agricultural activities and deforestation.
8. Samoan moss spider
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We all know that spiders can be quite small, not to mention terrifyingly gigantic, but in this case, the Samoan Mossy spider was voted by the Guinness Book of World Records as the smallest spider in the world. Its size reaches only 0.3 mm.
7. California porpoise
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The California porpoise is the smallest marine mammal in the world, but unfortunately it is threatened with extinction due to illegal fishing. These tiny cetaceans average 1 m in length. Lately it is known that only thirty individuals remain in the wild, which is 97% less than a year before this data was obtained.
6. The smallest snake 
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The smallest snake in the world was discovered on the island of Barbados. At just 10cm in length, this rare snake is a species of threadsnake and is as thin as spaghetti. Unfortunately, much of its habitat has been destroyed by farms and buildings.
5. Fish Paedocypris
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The Paedocypris fish is the smallest vertebrate in the world. From head to tail, it reaches a length of about 7.9 mm and can fit comfortably on a human finger. But, this is not the only one interesting fact about her. Fish can swim and live in very acidic water.
4. Hummingbird - a bee
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Hummingbird - a bee lives on the island of Cuba. It is the smallest bird in the world, weighing only 2 grams. Her eggs are about the size of coffee beans and her nest is about the size of a quarter. Due to its size, it has to compete with insects and not with other birds.
3. Smooth-faced dwarf caiman
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The smooth-faced dwarf caiman swims up and down the waters of South America in search of vertebrates to drag underwater and eat. While their 1 meter length may not be intimidating, they are quite dangerous.
2. Long-tailed planigal
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The long-tailed planigal looks like a tiny rat, but it is actually the smallest marsupial in the world. The animal reaches a length of 5.5 cm, and its tail is usually the same length, or slightly longer. Planigals live mainly in the meadows of Northern Australia.
1. Dwarf three-toed jerboa
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It looks like a cotton ball with two eyes and giant legs, but, in fact, the Dwarf Three-toed Jerboa is the smallest rodent in the world. It weighs less than a gram, and its body is 4 cm long. Be careful, look at it longer, and you may want to take this cute creature to your home.