This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Pygmy populations, scientists have speculated ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American It may be the end of the road for an ...

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An American Pygmy Kingfisher, Chloroceryle aenea, at the Bocas del Toro Research Station. Says Dr. Rachel Collin, who shot the video: "We were happy to catch some footage of this shy species at the ...

In 1904, several Pygmies were brought to live in the anthropology exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair. Two years later, a Congo Pygmy named Ota Benga was housed temporarily at the American Museum of ...

This circa 1915 photo from the American Museum journal shows a group of Pygmy men from Nala (Haut-Uele, northeastern Congo) posing with bows and arrows. (American Museum of Natural History via ...