10 of the World’s Smallest Animals


World’s Smallest Snake: 10.1 cm (4-inch) long

heightWorld’s Smallest Seahorse: 16 mm (0.6-inch) long

World’s Smallest Lizard: 16 mm (0.6-inch) long

World’s Smallest Horse: 43.18 cm (17-inch) tall

World’s Smallest Hamster: 2.5 cm (0.9-inch) tall


World’s Smallest Fish: 7.9 mm (0.3-inch) long

World’s Smallest Dog: 12.4 cm (4.9-inch) tall


World’s Smallest Chameleon: 1.2 cm (0.5-inch) long


World’s Smallest Cattle: 81 cm (31-inch)

World’s Smallest Cat: 15.5 cm (6.1-inch) high and 49 cm (19.2-inch) long

‘Best Job In The World’

The 16 finalists for the ‘Best Job In The World’ position as caretaker of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef run along the coral beach on Daydream Island in the Whitsunday Islands On Tuesday. From left, Clarke Gayford (New Zealand), Anjaan RJ (India), Ben Southall (UK), Mirjam Novak (Germany), George Karellas (Ireland), Clare Wang (Taiwan), Cali Lewis (USA), Ben Henry (France), James Hill (Australia), Magali Heuberger (The Netherlands), Erik Rolfsen (Canada), Mieko Kobayashi (Japan), Juweon Kim (South Korea), Greg Reynen (Singapore), Hailey Turner (Australia) and Yao “Phoenix” Yi (China).