8 Animals that looks too Strange to be Real

Animals in the wild are majestic, beautiful, and sometimes strange. Thanks to evolution, there are a few bizarre animal species that roam the earth. Some of these animals are so rare that you’d be lucky to see one alive in your lifetime. But thanks to the net, some photos of these animals are available for everyone to see.

Below are 8 strange looking animals that you wouldn’t expect to be real.

Red-lipped Batfish

Even its name sounds like it’s something off a science fiction story. The red-lipped batfish is seen around the waters of the Galapagos Islands. These fishes are really bad at swimming, so they use their fins to move around the sea bed. They got their name because of the obvious red outline around their mouth, which makes them look like they have red lipstick on.

Lowland Streaked Tenrec

Found in Madagascar, these spiny animals grow to a little under 6 inches in length and looks like something you get if you mixed a duck and a mouse. They live off insects and earthworms and are relatively harmless. But predators do need to watch out for their sharp barbed spines.

Japanese Spider Crab

This animal looks like something that came out of a monster movie. They’re known as the biggest arthropod and can reach a width of 12 feet wide and weigh in at 42 pounds. These crabs are seen around the waters of japan, and are being conserved due to over fishing.

Tufted Deer

Imagine something that’s creepy and cute at the same time, the tufted deer is a small deer spice that has pointy horns and fangs that drop down from their top jaw, which makes them look like little devils. They can be found in certain parts of China and Northern Asia.

Glaucus Atlanticus

One of the most beautiful and mysterious creatures on the planet, these electric blue, white, and black colored sea slugs spend all their days floating in the water, feeding on one of the most poisonous animals in the sea, the Portuguese man-o-war. This makes these beautiful slugs poisonous, which means that you need to be careful when picking them up.

Giant isopod

Whoever decided to name this creature wasn’t really thinking much about how active they are. These giant cockroach-looking crustacean crawls around the deep waters of the Indian and Atlantic Ocean. They look like giant bugs, but are actually related to crabs and shrimps.

Star-Nosed Mole

Although some people find moles to be cute, this certain specie definitely got the ugly end of the stick. Found in the United States and Canada, its nose looks more like little strands of skin that’s clustered together in the shape of a star. It uses its nose to detect subtle seismic waves through the ground.

Blobfish

Its name gives it away. The blobfish looks more like a blob of felly than a fish and is seen in parts of New Zealand and Australia. Its mass actually helps it survive these harsh waters and it spends most of its time floating above the sea bed.

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7 of the Strangest Looking Animals on Earth

Not all animals end up as extravagant and colorful as peacocks or as cute and cuddly as giant pandas. Some of them look very strange and sometimes even scary. However, even if these animals are a bit of a fright to look at, most of them are actually pretty harmless.
Below are 7 of the strangest looking animals on earth.

California condor

A very rare bird that’s found in North America, the California condor shows a lot of grace when it glides above the deserts and canyons of North America’s west coast. Up close, however, this giant bird definitely isn’t photogenic. Its head is bald, adapting to its nature as a scavenger. Feathers on the head might become bothersome and clotted with blood as it feeds on carrions.

Blobfish

This fish looks more like a ball of goo with a face. It’s slimy, gelatinous appearance actually helps it survive its natural habitat. Blobfishes live in very deep parts of the world’s oceans, so its pudding-like body helps it endure the high pressure and stay buoyant.

Naked mole rat

Life’s very difficult when you can’t see. However this isn’t an issue for naked mole rats. These hairless rodents spend most of their time underground, dinging for insects and worms in colonies. Their furless bodies help them adapt to the underground environment and they have very little need for sight. For an animal its size, they have a pretty long lifespan, reaching about 30 years.

Proboscis monkey

We humans might think that a giant nose is embarrassing, but for these monkeys, the bigger their nose is, the better it helps with looking for a mate. Proboscis monkey live in groups composed of a male and multiple females and their young. Some all-male groups also exist, composing of juvenile males. Their big nose also helps them make loud warning calls.

Warthog

A wild member of the pig family, these animals are characterized by their snout, medium sized tusk that protrudes from their mouth, and a curvature that looks like a wart on their face, hence their name. They also have a mane that runs down their backside. Commonly seen in the grasslands and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, these pigs are well adapted to surviving the harsh heat of their environment.

Star-nosed mole

These moles look like any other regular mole, except for their noses. They have a bizarre star shaped nose which they actually use to help them find their way around their habitat. Star-nosed moles have 22 small, fleshy appendages on their snout that function more like sensitive fingers. Their snouts contain 25,000 sensory receptors that the more uses to guide itself though their underground lair.

Aye-aye

This creature, which looks more like a gremlin, is actually related to monkeys. Not only do they look unusual, they also have strange traits like tapping on tree branches and trunks with their long, bony fingers to looks for grub and insects. Found in Madagascar, many locals say that this animal brings bad luck, but it’s actually just a harmless creature of the night.

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