All animals living on the earth are unique and unique in their own way. Living creatures in the world are capable of hitting a person not only with their unusual appearance, but also in size. So, for example, the smallest animals in the world of can surprise not only with its miniature, unusual forms and some abilities, but also its toxicity. Next in the ranking are the 10 most incredible animals, which in addition to the size is, than to surprise the person.
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Fenech
Fenech opens the top ten smallest animals that are on Earth. This unusual and cute animal refers to the genus of foxes. The size of a miniature animal does not exceed 40 cm in length and 20 cm at the withers. Weighs a fennel on average 1 kilogram. A funny predator, eating carrion, insects, bird eggs, has incredibly large ears that allow them to catch the slightest rustle around. In addition, the feneki are excellent jumpers: they are capable of bouncing to a height of more than half a meter. Such features of the animal make it an unsurpassed predator, from which it is difficult to hide and escape. Dwellers are more often in the Sahara. Because of their small size and beautiful appearance, they are now increasingly being bred as pets, but such a pet will be quite expensive.
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Starfish
Starfish is not only one of the smallest, but also the most unusual animals in the world. An inhabitant of North America from the family of wormholes has on the head growths that resemble the shape of a star. Hence the name of the beast. On average, the length of star-studs in length is 1 decimeter, and the weight is less than 100 g. These representatives of the family of mole, like their closest relatives, live underground. Also star-studded are excellent swimmers who prefer to hunt on the bottom of water bodies, but can also get their own food on the surface of the earth. These unusual animals are characterized by monogamy: the female and male continue to live together even after the mating season.
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Miniature toy
Miniature game - the smallest representative of the order of primates, the size of which does not exceed 15 centimeters in length, and the body weight is 150 grams. These amusing beasts can be found in Brazil, Peru, Colombia along the coastline of rivers. They rarely come down to the ground, because they prefer to spend all their time on trees, where they also get their food. As a food, dwarf gamblers choose juice of trees and fruits, but can also eat spiders and insects. The life span of these animals averages 10 years. Dwarf game is an ideal pet that has a highly developed intellect.
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Small Briquettes
Small Briquettes is the smallest chameleon lizard in the world, whose body length is less than 5 centimeters. Protective function of the lizard is its color, which resembles the color of dead, fallen leaves, so most often they can be found in the foliage. These chameleons feed mainly on insects and their larvae, which are found in the soil.
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Stout Infantfish
Stout Infantfish is the smallest fish in the world that was discovered by scientists relatively recently. The animal is endemic and lives in the swamps of Sumatra. The length of an adult is slightly less than 1 centimeter, which allows this animal to be included in the list of the smallest.
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Miniature toothed
The dwarf toothed is the smallest representative of the family of shrews and the smallest mammal in the world. This unusual and miniature animal can be found in Southern Europe, North Africa, China and Japan. Presumably, earlier dwarfish marsupials also lived on the territory of Kazakhstan, as their remains were discovered at the time of excavation. The length of the body of this animal fluctuates within 3-5 centimeters, and the body weight on average is only 1.5 grams. A dwelling place dwarfish chicks choose thickets near water reservoirs, as well as mountain gorges. Also this amazing animal can be found on the cultivated plots of man - gardens and orchards. They are able to dig burrows independently, but they often occupy dwellings of moles. Despite their tiny sizes, they are born predators who boldly attack not only insects, but also animals larger than their size - frogs, lizards, young rodents, etc.
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Hummingbird
Hummingbird is the smallest bird that exists in nature. The smallest representatives of this species have body dimensions that do not exceed 5 centimeters in length, and the body weight on average is 1.5 grams, which is less than the weight of the average feather of the ostrich. 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. Hummingbird refers to the endemic species that live in Cuba. The animal received its name not only because of its small size, but also because of its preferences in food - it feeds exclusively on flower nectar. And it does this only on the fly, making at that moment up to 100 flaps of wings in only 1 second!
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Medusa irukanji
The medusa irukanji is not only very small, but also the most dangerous and poisonous animal in the world, living in the waters of the Pacific Ocean. The size of a Pacific inhabitant without tentacles does not exceed 2.5 centimeters. However, its filiform and almost completely transparent tentacles can reach 1 meter. They contain a large amount of highly toxic poison, which can be fatal to humans. Irukandji bite leads to paralytic effects that manifest themselves in the form of muscle and headaches, increased heart rate, increased blood pressure and pulmonary edema.
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Dwarf mouse lemur
Dwarf mouse mouse lemur belongs to the smallest animals in the world, whose body length is only 10 centimeters, and the body weight does not exceed 50 grams. This animal chose the western forests of Madagascar as its habitat. Mouse lemur is omnivorous: its diet can include insects, spiders and small animals, as well as nectar flowers, fruits and leaves. In the wild, these beasts lead a single life, less often live in pairs. Dwarf mouse lemur is usually active only during the rainy season, in dry weather it falls into a stupor and feeds on the accumulated reserves. These "freedom-lovers" are not entirely suitable for captive detention, as they become quite aggressive at home.
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Seahorse of Denich
Seahorse of Denich ( Hippocampus Denise) is the smallest marine creature of waters with a body length of not more than 1.5 centimeters. This species of seahorse lives in the warm tropical waters of the Japanese islands. Its name was given to a water inhabitant in honor of the photographer Denik Takkett, who was the first to discover and photograph this seahorse.
