What is the smallest animal you have ever seen? How big is it? You must have never seen the following 10 animals~
1. The smallest dog in the world
Puerto Rico’s Chihuahua, Milly, is only 9.65 centimeters long and has been certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s smallest dog. The owner said that when it was born, it was so small that it could even hold a small spoon. At the time it could only be fed through a dropper because the mother dog’s teat was too big for the puppy’s mouth.
2. The smallest horse in the world
The world’s smallest horse is named Thumbelina, which means “Thumbelina” because of dwarfism. Although it is now 13 years old, it is only 44 cm tall and 26 kg. After it was elected as the world’s smallest horse in the Guinness World Records, people compared it with the world’s largest horse and took this photo. This contrast… What else can I say~ Because the head and limbs The proportions are so large that it has to wear a special kind of shoe in order to avoid falling. Later, the pony became a frequent visitor to various children’s hospitals, and together with charities, healed the hearts of these various sick children.
3. The smallest chameleon in the world
The world’s smallest reptiles, 23 to 29 mm long, live on an island in northern Madagas, spending most of the day in piles of leaves and resting on tree branches 4 inches above the ground at night. Mini chameleons are small enough to stand on the tip of a match.
4. The smallest hamster in the world
This little rodent called PeeWee may be the smallest hamster in the world. About 2.5cm tall, this little guy born in England stopped growing three months after he was born.
5. The smallest seahorse in the world
The Dennis pygmy seahorse is the smallest known seahorse in the world. It was first spotted by an underwater photographer in 2001. This tiny seahorse is unique in that it is 1cm long and covered in wart-like orange color. The trunk, Dennis pygmy seahorse lives mainly in coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean, 13 to 90 meters below sea level.
6. The smallest turtle in the world
The spotted turtle is one of the smallest turtles in the world. Native to South Africa and southern Namibia. Adult males can reach 7 to 8 cm long and adult females can reach 9 to 10 cm long, which helps to camouflage the same color of sand and stone, and this turtle can perfectly hide itself from predators. They are most active in the early morning, after which they hide in crevices in the rocks to avoid the hot sun.
7. The smallest cat in the world
The world’s smallest cat was discovered by an American veterinarian named Mr Peebles. When found by the veterinarian, it was only 0.27 pounds, equivalent to a small bag of candy, very small and cute. The veterinarian said: “It was a very cute kitten, and at the time it was very small like a newborn kitten. Its owner said that in fact he is already a big cat. Experts have pointed out that its small size may be due to a genetic defect.
8. The smallest snake in the world
Do you know what the smallest snake in the world is? The answer is “blind snake”. When it comes to snakes, people are a little intimidated, but blind snakes are an exception, you can rest assured, because they are not dangerous and don’t look like snakes at all, they look a bit like large earthworms. They live underground and in ant or termite nests. Blind snakes eat ant eggs when they are young, and ants when they are older. The tiny eyes of the blind snake are covered with a transparent membrane, indicating that both eyes have lost their ability to see. Their eyes do not form images, but they still have a certain light-sensing ability.
9. The smallest bat in the world
Mammals are big in the general sense, but do you know what the smallest mammal in the world is? Thailand’s bumblebee bat is the smallest mammal, smaller than a pinky finger, with wings spread just 8cm. This bat was discovered in 1976 and lives in limestone caves in Thailand. It is considered one of the 12 most endangered species in the world, and there are currently only 200 bumblebee bats in the world. Like all bats, they prefer to inhabit a cave environment and feed on insects.
10. The smallest frog in the world
The Amau child frog is a frog that grows in New Guinea with a body length of 7 cm. It is the smallest known vertebrate species in the world. It was first discovered in August 2009 and officially described in January 2012. Scientists have had a hard time detecting the frog. Because this frog has evolved a protective color and an ultra-small size, and its high-frequency calls sound like insects. Unlike ordinary frogs, this frog’s life cycle does not go through the tadpole stage. Its members are born fully mature jumpers. It is speculated that female frogs only lay 1 to 2 eggs at a time, and the number of eggs per year is unknown.
