Not All African Pygmy Groups Grow Alike

Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 16:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Not all African people of short stature — often referred to as Pygmies — grow alike, a new study finds. The Baka people of West Africa are born at typical sizes but grow much more slowly during their first two years of life than non-Pygmies do.

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