A cataract is a clouding of the lens in your eye and normally occurs as part of the ageing process. When you develop a cataract, light is unable to pass directly through your lens to the retina, resulting in blurred vision. Cataracts are removed by surgery.
Smallest Size of Turtle Species. The prize for the smallest turtle species in the world goes to the speckled padloper tortoise (Homopus signatus). This tiny terrestrial turtle, also known as the speckled cape tortoise, travels along narrow trails and pathways in Namaqualand, South Africa. In fact, the term âpadloperâ means trail walker.
It also has brown fur and a long tail like a squirrelâbut it's a pygmy marmoset, the world's smallest monkey! Marmosets and their cousins, the tamarins, are some of the tiniest primates around. Yet pygmy marmosets are different enough for scientists to group them apart from other marmoset species. A full-grown pygmy marmoset could fit in an adult human's hand, and it weighs about as much as a stick of butter.