The Shoshone and Crow Indians have laid down many legends about the insidious dwarfs Nimerigars, who in ancient times fought with their ancestors with poisoned arrows. According to myths, with the appearance of Europeans, they took refuge in the mountains, where they survive in small groups. The decrepit old people were killed by these creatures with a blow to the head, hiding their bodies in caves heaped with stones. It was recommended to avoid tombs with the mummified remains of aggressive nimerigars. According to the shamans, such a find promised a man only a bunch of troubles.
Shoshone Camp in the Wind River Mountains, 1870
Scientists were ironic about Native American epics, until in 1932 a pair of prospectors discovered a cave in the San Pedro mountains with a strange dried figure of a humanoid creature.
Having examined an unexpected artifact, the guys decided to resell the mummy to rare merchants. Thus, the little body migrated to the lover of various exoticism Ivan Goodman, who immediately appreciated the significance of the find. He forwarded it to the famous specialist Henry Shapiro for research and determination of authenticity.
X-rays showed that the creature was killed, most likely with a blow to the skull. The dwarf also had a damaged spine and scapula. The remains from the cave, which received the working title of Pedro, possessed a human skeleton and all the main organs. The incomprehensible slimy mass on his head consisted of the remains of blood and brain. The growth of the creature during life was about 40 cm, but since the mummy was formed in a sitting position, its height did not exceed 17 cm. The "nimerigar" had huge eyes and a flat nose, the outlines of the head differed from those of humans with a low forehead. According to Shapiro, the dwarf died at the age of about 65.
Scientific luminaries of Pedro's mummy were skeptical, considering it the remains of an Indian freak child. According to the main version, anencephaly of the fetus led to unusual changes in the body. Soon, similar remains were found in this area, but already female, about 10 cm high. Scientists again blamed a congenital anomaly of the fetus for the anomaly, not wanting to consider versions about some unknown Nimerigar people.
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It is not possible to conduct research on mummies using modern instruments. First, the female body disappeared. Realizing that scientists would not give a lot of money for an ambiguous artifact, the owners took it away in an unknown direction.
The male mummy was initially exhibited as a curiosity in the town of Mitsitse, and then was acquired by businessman Leonard Wadler. In the 80s, traces of the amazing dwarf were lost. Even on the promise of a $ 10,000 reward, the current owners of "Baby Pedro" did not respond.
