And in Australia,
there are short-statured Aboriginal
People of Tjapukai
tribe, who used
to live in the rainforests of tropical
north
Queensland.
There
are various theories about how rainforest environment may have favoured
being short, such as UV light conditions, food, and being able to move
easily through dense jungles.
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