Pygmy peoples - Wikipedia
The term pygmyism is used to describe the phenotype of endemic short stature (as opposed to disproportionate dwarfism occurring in isolated cases in a population) for populations in which adult men are on average less than 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) tall. [ 1 ]
African Pygmies - Wikipedia
The African Pygmies (or Congo Pygmies, variously also Central African foragers, "African rainforest hunter-gatherers" (RHG) or "Forest People of Central Africa") [a] are a group of ethnicities native to Central Africa, mostly the Congo Basin, traditionally subsisting on a forager and hunter-gatherer lifestyle.
Short lives, short size – why are pygmies small? - National …
May 5, 2010 — Pygmies are technically defined as groups of people whose men are, on average, shorter than 155cm (or 5 feet and an inch for the Imperial-minded). Strictly speaking, the word is restricted to...
Why are Pygmies smaller than other people? - Discover Magazine
Jan 19, 1992 — Our emerging understanding of Pygmies, however, tells us they are far more complex than this romantically simple image. Yet all the new discoveries take nothing away from the fascination exerted by these smallest of people, the …
The Pygmies’ Plight - Smithsonian Magazine
Equatorial Africa's rain forests have sustained Pygmies for millennia. Now other peoples are competing for the forests' resources, displacing the Pygmies. Paul Raffaele. A decade ago, Wasse ...
Not So Tall Tale: Why Pygmies Evolved to Be Shorter
Dec 12, 2007 — Pygmies, the most well-known group of diminutive humans, whose men on average grow to a maximum of five feet tall and their women about a half foot shorter, were thought to be endowed with their...
A Day With the Pygmies - National Geographic
Oct 20, 2010 — We—a guide, driver, translator, the Pygmies (men and women), and I—are putting some distance between us and the nearest village.
Strongest Evidence Yet That Pygmies' Short Stature Is Genetic
Aug 18, 2014 — It's not another tall tale: Evolutionary biologists have developed a new understanding of the genetic basis of short stature in humans. Also known as the pygmy phenotype, a study published Monday...
Evolution took many paths to building ‘pygmy’ bodies - The …
Jul 13, 2015 — Take the Ice Age pygmy elephants on Mediterranean islands or last of the woolly mammoths that became pygmies in the arctic region.
Genes Reveal Reason Pygmies Are So Short - HuffPost
Aug 19, 2014 — Researchers found pygmy traits apparently had different genetic roots in the Baka pygmies than in the Batwa pygmies, suggesting convergent evolution.