| Seems that when species evolve into smaller versions of themselves they are obeying something called the "island rule", reflecting adaptation to limited resources.
In a (presumably) unrelated story, America's National Center for Health Statistics has reported that the average American adult is one inch taller than 40 years ago but 25 pounds heavier. The average male went from 5'8" and 166.3 pounds to 5'9.5" and 191 pounds and the average female from 5'3" and 140.2 pounds to 5'4" and 164.3 pounds.
Now them ain't no hobbits!
"I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything."
-- Viscount Melbourne |