REAL-LIFE HOBBITS!

Tiny people once roamed rainforests

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THOSE cute hobbits played by actors Sean Astin and Elijah Wood in the Lord of the Rings flicks are for real — scientists say tiny 3-foot humans named Homo floresiensis actually roamed an Asian island.

“Homo floresiensis lived from about 700,000 to 60,000 years ago in the rainforests of Indonesia, partially contemporaneous with our own species,” reveals Tesla Monson, an anthropology professor at Western Washington University.

“Aptly nicknamed hobbits, Homo floresiensis were short-statured, at just over 3 feet tall, and had a chimp-size brain.”