Here are 25 weird-looking creatures you likely won’t believe are real, but they are:
#1. Hairy Bush Viper – a venomous kind of viper found on Central Africa.
#2. Harlequin Frog – small, brightly colored genus of true toads found in Central and South America, Costa Rica, and Bolivia.
#3. Snake-necked Turtle – obviously, they are known for their long necks found in northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
#4. Maned Wolf – a member of the family of dog-like
mammals resembling a fox with reddish fur found in Brazil, Paraguay,
Argentina, Bolivia, and Andes.
#5. Panda Ant – as its name suggests, it resembles a Chinese giant panda.
#6. Saiga Antelope – considered as critically endangered species of antelopes which inhabit in the vast area of Eurasian steppe zone.
#7. Scorpionfly – small to medium insect with slender, elongated bodies. Males have enlarged genitals that looks like a stinger of a scorpion.
#8. Star-nosed Mole – a small kind of mole mostly
found in wet low areas of Canada, northeastern United States, Atlantic
Coast, and southeastern Georgia.
#9. Aye-Aye – the world’s largest nocturnal primate with a rodent like teeth is a native to Madagascar.
#10. Red-lipped Batfish – a fish mainly known for its bright red lips.
#11. Hummingbird Hawk-Moth - a species of
Sphingidae with its hovering behaviour, accompanied by an audible
humming noise which make it look remarkably like a hummingbird while
feeding on flowers.
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– a species of small-sized sea slug which fed on pelagic creatures.
#13. Venezuelan Poodle Moth – a new species of moth discovered in 2009.
#14. Okapi – a native to the Ituri Rainforest in
Democratic Republic of the Congo which bears striped markings similar to
zebras but is most closely related to giraffes.
#15. Naked Mole Rat - a burrowing rodent native to
parts of East Africa which lacks pain sensation in its skin and has very
low metabolic and respiratory rates.
#16. Dumbo Octopus – its ear-like fins protruding
from the top of their head-like bodies resembles the ears of Walt
Disney’s flying elephant Dumbo.
#17. Gerenuk - a long-necked species of antelope
found in dry thorn bush scrub and desert in East Africa, eastern
Ethiopia, northern and eastern Kenya, and northeastern Tanzania.
#18. Pink Fairy Armadillo – the smallest species of armadillo found in central Argentina.
#19. Blob Fish – a deep sea fish which inhabits the deep waters of Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.
#20. Vampire Deer – a small deer with its prominent tusks which give justice to its name.
#21. Pacu Fish – species of omnivorous freshwater fish that are related to piranha but with square, straight teeth like that of a human.
#22. Indian Purple Frog – a species of frog found in India which is thought to have evolved separately for millennia.
#23. Thorn Bug – its essentially perpendicular
thorn-like pronotum discourages birds and other predators from eating
it, if only by mistakenly confusing it with a thorn
#24. Mantis Shrimp – are marine crustaceans which appear in a variety of colors.
#25. Thorny Dragon – an Australian lizard covered
entirely with conical spines. The camouflaging shades of this creature
changes from pale colours during warm weather and to darker colors
during cold weather.
