There are a lot of unusual animals (let’s call them even ugly, in some cases) that we don’t know. Here are the top 20 Strange and Weird Animals That You Didn’t Know Exist. The earth is populated with animals we have never discovered. Most Weirdest and Rarest Animals in the World Real Pictures.
1. The Blue Parrotfish
The blue parrotfish is a member of the parrotfish genus Scarus. It is found on coral reefs in shallow water in the tropical and subtropical parts of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
2. Penis Snake
The “penis snake” has been found in Brazil near the mouth of the Amazon and in the Madeira River (the largest tributary of the Amazon River). Both are considered “white-water” rivers, with limited visibility due to high silt loads. It is presently unknown what other rivers the “penis snake” inhabits and whether it occurs upstream in Peru or Bolivia.
3. Goblin Shark
The goblin shark is a rare species of deep-sea shark. Sometimes called a “living fossil”, it is the only extant representative of the family Mitsukurinidae, a lineage some 125 million years old.
4. Mantis Shrimp
The mantis shrimp, or stomatopod, is a type of marine crustacean of the order Stomatopoda. Most species can grow to around 10 centimetres in length, though a few species reach up to 38 cm.
5. The Pacu Fish
Pacu is a common name used in the aquarium trade to refer to several common species of omnivorous South American freshwater fish that are related to the piranha.
6. Giant Isopod
A giant isopod is any of the almost 20 species of large isopods in the genus Bathynomus. They are thought to be abundant in cold, deep waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.
7. The Bush Viper
Spiny bush viper is venomous snake native to Africa. These snakes live in Congo, Uganda and Kenya. It has a compacted body, with scales that are toughly keeled.
8. Indian Purple Frog
Found in India, this species of frog have bloated body and an unusually pointy snout; it only spends two weeks a year on the surface of earth, leaving the underground for mating.
9. Okapi
The okapi is a giraffid artiodactyl mammal native to the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa. Although the okapi bears striped markings reminiscent of zebras, it is most closely related to the giraffe.
10. The Saiga Antelope
The saiga is a very distinctive looking antelope, with a large, proboscis-like nose which hangs down over its mouth. Nearly half of the global population of the critically endangered saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) is feared dead in a mass die-off.
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11. Venezuelan Poodle Moth
The Venezuelan poodle moth is a possible new species of moth discovered in 2009 by Dr. Arthur Anker of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in the Gran Sabana region of Venezuela. One of the weirdest moths on earth. It’s been compared to a fluffy dog, a Pokemon character and a Power Rangers villain.
12. Glaucus Atlanticus
Tiny Real-Life ‘Dragon: Glaucus atlanticus is a species of small, blue sea slug, a pelagic aeolid nudibranch, a shell-less gastropod mollusk in the family Glaucidae.
13. Umbonia Spinosa
These thorn bugs are related to cicadas, and use their beaks to pierce plant stems to feed upon their sap. Their strange appearance still poses many questions to scientists. The Umbonia Spinosa, also knows as the Thorn Bug,is considered a pest in Southern Florida.
14. The Panda Ant
Black and white specimens are sometimes known as panda ants due to their hair coloration resembling that of the giant panda. Their bright colors serve as aposematic signals. They are known for their extremely painful stings, hence the common name cow killer or cow ant.
15. Red-lipped Batfish
The red-lipped batfish or Galapagos batfish is a fish of unusual morphology found around the Galapagos Islands and off Peru at depths of 3 to 76 m. The red-lipped batfish gives the impression that it tried to compensate for an unusual body by caking on the lipstick. one of the ugliest animals on the planet.
16. Lowland Streaked Tenrec
This weird animal is found in Madagascar. The Lowland Streak Tenrec looks like a strange hybrid, With spiky bristles between their fur and black and yellow stripes.
17. Shoebill
This large stork-like bird gets its name because of the shape of its beak. Even though it was already known to ancient Egyptians and Arabs, the bird was only classified in 19th century. The shoebill also known as whalehead or shoe-billed stork, is a very large stork-like bird.
18. Hummingbird Hawk-Moth
As this hawk-moth feeds on flowers and makes a similar humming sound, it looks a lot like a hummingbird. What’s interesting is that it is surprisingly good at learning colors.
19. Narwhal
The unicorns of the sea are unusual. The narwhal, or narwhale, is a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large “tusk” from a protruding canine tooth. It lives year-round in the Arctic waters around Greenland, Canada, and Russia. Narwhal is one of the rarest whales in the world. Narwhals are very elusive and mysterious in nature.
20. Thorny Dragon
Coloured in camouflaging shades of desert browns, this lizard has a “false” head, which he presents to his predators by dipping the real one.