TIL the Bumblebee Bat is the smallest mammal in the world

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Summary

The bumblebee bat has a body weight of up to 2 grams, which is to say it has the heft of a bottle cap, business card, plastic spoon or paperclip. Bumblebee bats live in just two small areas in Thailand and Myanmar, where tourism and farming threaten its natural habitat.

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7 Comments

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It's weirdly cute!

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You'd think Thailand and Myanmar would conserve them to make people want to come see them

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They've got bigger problems and Thailand is hurting these days for tourism

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2 grams!? How is this thing alive!?

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That's right! Will be interesting to see if another pops up smaller

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Haha I think there are smaller animals, just not mammals

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My brain blipped... didn't think about that lol