And die so young? Also, mature early.
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Why are pygmies short?
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Well surprise surprise, here was me thinking pymies were short because there ancestors were cursed by Sheriverwomenflowgoddess because they failed to give her an oceanic state.
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"Their short stature mirrors their short lifespan, with average life expectancy a mere 17 years."
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What about giant pigmies? Are they short too?
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Pygmies are short because of both genes and gene expression. It's about 50/50 if I recall.
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Q: Why do elephants paint their toenails red?
A: So they can hide in cherry trees.
Q: Why are pygmies so short?
A: They like to stand under cherry trees.
A: So they can hide in cherry trees.
Q: Why are pygmies so short?
A: They like to stand under cherry trees.
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It's a silly question anyway. Why are pygmies short? Because they're short! That's what makes them pygmies! 
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No. You get those by feeding regular pygmies jumbo shrimp.Faithfree wrote:What about giant pigmies? Are they short too?
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We are quite a plastic species...
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The article is bollocks. It looks like a pisstake to me. I can't imagine a real scientist writing such rubbish.
What the fuck does he mean ''crawl around on all fours?'' Ludicrous.
And if their life expectancy is seventeen, (which I doubt), it's going to be because of a high infant mortality rate, or violence from other Africans. Not healthy pygmies dying of old age at seventeen.
Anyway, I don't think there's much mystery about why pygmies are small. Big people are shit at climbing trees. And small people can get by on less food. Nearly all pygmies live deep in the forest. There's not a lot of rich food on the floor of the forest. Even forest elephants are much smaller. They can survive on a poorer diet than a plains elephant.
So pygmies have historically done a lot of tree-climbing. The smaller you are, the easier it is to climb, and the less likely you are to fall. And if I fell ten feet, I'd probably break something. If a pygmy did the same, he'd probably get away with it.
What the fuck does he mean ''crawl around on all fours?'' Ludicrous.
And if their life expectancy is seventeen, (which I doubt), it's going to be because of a high infant mortality rate, or violence from other Africans. Not healthy pygmies dying of old age at seventeen.
Anyway, I don't think there's much mystery about why pygmies are small. Big people are shit at climbing trees. And small people can get by on less food. Nearly all pygmies live deep in the forest. There's not a lot of rich food on the floor of the forest. Even forest elephants are much smaller. They can survive on a poorer diet than a plains elephant.
So pygmies have historically done a lot of tree-climbing. The smaller you are, the easier it is to climb, and the less likely you are to fall. And if I fell ten feet, I'd probably break something. If a pygmy did the same, he'd probably get away with it.
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