Antonia the Lilliput

Nov 27, 2008 09:29

Hey guys, first-time post. I visit zoos a lot and see weird stuff quite often, so to start I thought I'd share this gal with you. (how much I'll share depends on what you consider weird)

Antonia the pygmy polar bear )

bear, dwarfism

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blasphemusfish November 27 2008, 15:17:40 UTC
I'm guessing she's a dwarf, rather than a pygmy (a pygmy would be a different species, if it existed xD)

It would explain some of the facial things going on with her as well as the shorter limbs bu relatively normal trunk size, if you compare her differences to the differences of a human dwarf (the ones with achondroplasia, specifically, so think wee man)

Either way it's fascinating, if she had been born in the wild, chances are the world would have never known.

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henriekeg November 27 2008, 15:26:08 UTC
She's a dwarf indeed, I used the wrong English word.
And indeed the fact that the shape of her face/snout is different is interesting. She has teeth sticking out like an old scruffy lemur :)

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blasphemusfish November 27 2008, 15:30:26 UTC
I love the teeth xD
Awesome post bro

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hell0helicopter November 27 2008, 15:41:46 UTC
Wow, that's really cool! :D I want one! XDD
Polar bears win.

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dewdropper November 27 2008, 16:16:57 UTC
CUTE. I want to hug her.

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dewdropper November 27 2008, 16:17:39 UTC
PS LEMURS FTW

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saragaia November 27 2008, 16:44:43 UTC
she's gorgeous!

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vandigo November 27 2008, 17:36:54 UTC
D'awww I want to squish her. X3

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