Blackbird eating a ripe fig. 1  As well as scratching up your vegetable beds in search of worms blackbirds will readily eat a variety of ripe fruits including tomatoes. They are by far the biggest threat to my tomato crop and if not checked can cause a lot of damage.
Dwarfism can be caused by more than 200 different conditions, but there are two causes that are most commonly seen in humans. The first main cause is achondroplasia, which accounts for about 70% of drawfism cases.
1 Achondroplasia is the cause of the most common type of dwarfism (short-limbed disproportionate dwarfism). 2  Achondroplasia is the most common cause of short stature with disproportionately short limbs. 3  The appearance of the person with achondroplasia is characteristic. 4  Intelligence is normal in people with achondroplasia.