Earth is home to some truly magnificent creatures. If you’ve ever swum with the whale sharks, seen a lion in the African savanna or watched a grizzly bear run at full speed, then you know the ...

From the bumblebee bat to the Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, here are eight of the world's smallest mammals who thrive in a world built for giants.

Here are eight tiny tyne creatures known as the smallest mammals of the earth. At only 1.3g, the extinct B. vanhouteni is believed to be the smallest mammal that ever lived. This tiny, shrew-like ...