Thursday, October 28, 2004

Hobbits!?

No way. Leprechauns, of course!

"Scientists have discovered a new and tiny species of human that lived in Indonesia at the same time our own ancestors were colonising the world.

"The three-foot (one-metre) tall species -- dubbed 'the Hobbit' -- lived on Flores island until at least 12,000 years ago.

"The fact that little people feature in the legends of modern Flores islanders suggests we might have to take tales of Leprechauns and Yeti more seriously."

Continue at the BBC

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