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Hunting New Species:   4 new dwarf chameleons discovered in Madagascar82

Hunting New Species: 4 new dwarf chameleons discovered in Madagascar

Scientists have recently discovered four new dwarf chameleon species. These little guys are about an inch long. Dwarf or pygmy chameleons are fun to watch. Find out how new species like this are discovered.

6 comments    madagascar herpetology dwarfism
The Beauty of Physical Diversity67

The Beauty of Physical Diversity

The daycare where I work is in a very small, rural community with very little diversity. Our center's racial diversity currently consists of one Asian women who is a teacher. We are not discriminatory; we just live in a predominately white area of...

0 comments    special needs dwarfism
The Shortest Person in the World72

The Shortest Person in the World

Not so long ago, He Pingping of China, at 73 cm, the size of a six month old baby, was officially the shortest person in the world, however Pingping died in March 2010 at age twenty-one, from complications due to the condition that caused his exceptionlly short stature.

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HYPOPITUITARISM-DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA AND TREATMENT (Growth Hormone deficiency and Pituitary dwarfism)79

HYPOPITUITARISM-DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA AND TREATMENT (Growth Hormone deficiency and Pituitary dwarfism)

The hypothalamus modulates the activity of the pituitary gland (hypophysis) via 2 distinct routes, one to the posterior and other to the anterior pituitary. The hypothalamus is connected with the posterior...

19 comments    patients growth hormone oxytocin
World's Smallest Animals73

World's Smallest Animals

There is something neat about small animals. Even Hollywood's elite enjoy carrying around the diminutive Chihuahuas as a symbol of their status. Whether it's because they look like a baby version of their larger ancestor or because they are so odd,...

26 comments    animals fox chihuahua
dwarfism62

dwarfism

welcome to my hub, todays topic is dwarfism, no very little about this only from what ive seen on tv, i was informed today that if you are under 4 ft 11 your a dwarf is this true, will that mean in years to...

0 comments    height dwarfism
Examples of Insular Dwarfism82

Examples of Insular Dwarfism

Insular Dwarfism is a biological process in which large animals, over time, evolve to be smaller to better suit their environment. This most often happens on islands where food may be in shorter supply (giving smaller animals an advantage) but has...

3 comments    education science animals
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