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Real-life Furbys rediscovered

A primate species that looks like a living, breathing version of the Furby electronic toy has been found alive in the forested highlands of an Indonesian island for the first time in more than 70 years, scientists announced Tuesday.

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Caged in the human zoo: The shocking story of the young pygmy warrior put on show in a monkey house - and how he fuelled Hitler's twisted beliefs
Source: the Mail online

His ebony skin stood out in sharp contrast to the white crowd pressing to get a better view.

87 year old woman bitten by pygmy rattlesnake
Source: ABC Action News

An 87-year-old Tampa woman is recovering after being bitten by a pygmy rattlesnake Monday afternoon.

Chuck Palahniuk Tour Dates For New Book
Source: http://chuckpalahniuk.net

Best selling author Chuck Palahniuk ("Fight Club", "Choke") has just posted his tour dates for his upcoming novel "Pygmy".

Hand puppet helps hippo to feed
Source: metro.co.uk

A small hippo which started turning up his snout at food has been given a helping hand to start eating again. Chico, a pygmy hippo, worried keepers at his home in Heythrop Zoological Gardens when he began to refuse food.

Dolphin rescues stranded whales
Source: CNN

A dolphin swam up to two distressed whales that appeared headed for death in a beach stranding in New Zealand and guided them to safety, witnesses said Wednesday.

Endangered pygmy hippo found in Liberia - see the photos
Source: Telegraph

The endangered pygmy hippo has surprised conservationists and has been caught in photographic traps set up by a team from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) in Liberia.

Quote No. 1 (ooh cool new thingy!)

First ever quote! Woo! And it's a good 'un (I've spelt it wrong haven't I?) "Arnold the purple pygmy puff" Ginny's new pet, from Fred and George's Joke shop. Source: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (6th, sixth in series) Author: J.K. Rowling.

NPR : From the Belgian Congo to the Bronx Zoo
Source: NPR

(audio article) A few people reminisce on the spectacle in 1906 at the New York Bronx Zoo - an exhibition of an African Pygmy man from the Congo - Ota Benga

"Hobbits" Were Pygmy Ancestors, Not New Species, Study Says
Source: National Geographic

The "hobbits" that lived on the Indonesian island of Flores until at least 18,000 years ago were not a distinct species of early human, a new analysis of the fossils suggests.

Video: Pygmy Rattlesnake Bites Man At Wal-Mart
Source: Local 6

Video: Pygmy Rattlesnake Bites Man At Wal-Mart Refer to initial article... Another Snake Bites Man At Central Fla. Wal-Mart

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