7 Smallest Animals In The World

Bumblebee Bat

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Madame Berthe's Mouse Lemur

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Paedophryne amauensis

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Dwarf Gecko

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Barbados Threadsnake

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Speckled Dwarf Tortoise

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Bee Hummingbird

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