Alas, the phrase ânew normalâ carries more ominous weight in other parts of the legal world. Major law firms trimmed staff in the wake of the recession, and starting salaries at big law firms in New York and elsewhere have largely stagnated and continue to hover around $160,000, or less.Things are worse yet in the world of do-gooding lawyers.las, the phrase ânew normalâ carries more ominous weight in other parts of the legal world. Major law firms trimmed staff in the wake of the recession, and starting salaries at big law firms in New York and elsewhere have largely stagnated and continue to hover around $160,000, or less.
Pygmy parrots, as their name suggests, are the smallest members of the parrot family and are even smaller than budgerigars. There are six species which are found in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Unusually for birds, pygmy parrots eat a lot of lichen and fungus as well as some seeds, fruit and insects.
Pygmy Hippos. Pygmy hippos are smaller cousins of the hippopotamus that are native to West Africa. Of the 2,000 estimated pygmy hippos remaining in the wild, most are thought to be in Liberia, with smaller numbers in of Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Ivory Coast.The pygmy hippo is only half as tall as the hippopotamus and weighs less than 1/4 of a full sized hippopotamus.Adult pygmy hippos reach 70-80 cm in height and are believed to have diverged from the common hippo over 10 million years ago.he majority of remaining pygmy hippos are believed to be in Liberia, with some possibly in Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Ivory Coast (all countries with remaining Upper Guinean Forest). A subspecies existed in Nigeria, but this is now believed to be extinct as there have been no sightings for decades.