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Queen Mab’s Stable: 7 of the Smallest Animals: Media

Size isn’t everything.

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bee hummingbird
The bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) is the smallest bird in the world.
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Paedophryne amauensis
Paedophryne amauensis.
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Leptotyphlops carlae
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Mellisuga helenae
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Dwarf lantern shark (Etmopterus perryi).
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Vaquita (Phocoena sinus)
A vaquita (Phocoena sinus) caught in a gill net with sharks and other fish...
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Suncus etruscus
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