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.
The pygmy hippo is herbivorous, feeding on ferns, broad-leaved plants, grasses and fruits it finds in the forests. A rare nocturnal forest creature, the pygmy hippopotamus is a difficult animal to study in the wild. Pygmy hippos were unknown outside West Africa until the 19th century.Introduced to zoos in the early 20th century, they breed well in captivity and the vast majority of research is derived from zoo specimens.he pygmy hippopotamus is a member of the family Hippopotamidae where it is classified as a member of either the genus Choeropsis (resembling a hog ) or, the genus Hexaprotodon (six front teeth). Members of Hippopotamidae are sometimes known as hippopotamids. Sometimes the sub-family Hippopotaminae is used.