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This isn't a Photoshopped post – those are these unique animals' natural bright colors! Most animals land somewhere along with the black, brown, or yellow color spectra, but not these creatures that are sporting some truly unique colors! These unusual animals illustrate that nature has a far more colorful and diverse color palette than you might have realized.
If there are any cool animals with unusual markings that you think we missed, add them to our list! The only rule is that their color has to be natural, no matter if it is a colorful bird or a slug. And don't forget to vote for your favorite interesting photos of this bunch!
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#1
Purple Snail
NienkeLehkamp 11 years ago
Fake! There is a purple seasnail (Janthina janthina), but that one doesn't live on land. This one is a garden snail, photoshopped.
KarinGibson 11 years ago
You would notice it in a normal UK garden.. You could perhaps grow these instead of flowers and your display would change every day.
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#2
Black Rooster Ayam Cemani
HidirIbrahim 11 years ago
heart , bone , blood. everything inside Ayam Cemani is black and the price is very expensive.
MirrahAfla 11 years ago
Ayam Cemani? So, there's a chicken like this in Indonesia? Wow..., i wanna see this chicken
#3
Nicobar Pigeon
Barbara Delahunty 11 years ago
Nicobar Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean, 150 km northeast of Banda Aceh in Sumatra. And this is its natural colouring.
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Bodhi Vannin 11 years ago
Not the same bird. Our zoo has ordinary pigeons.
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White Peacock
KatSmith 11 years ago
There are white peacocks at my zoo, so this isn't an unusual animal to me.
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Rose Hanson 3 years ago
I've seen one in person there's a small zoo 8n redwood falls mn that had one
VioletSchuh 11 years ago
I've seen an Albino peacock in Montello, WI so I know this could be real.
Barbara Delahunty 11 years ago
I've seen many of these. Up close you can see the eye pattern in shades of white.
#5
Blue And Green Parakeet
#6
Pink Katydid
SarahSchultz 11 years ago
Mother Nature is fascinating! Diversive in color as well as design..
NienkeLehkamp 11 years ago
These crickets can have many colors: green, tan, pink, or a dark tan or orange. It's genetic, not gender, age or environment (or food).
Susie Kang 11 years ago
I dislike hoppers or any kind and hate the color pink, but this one's beautiful.
#7
Rainbow Cricket
Peter Broberg 2 years ago
Totally and all the way definitely the most beautiful insect I have ever laid eyes on, even more so than butterflies. This stunning creature bears such looks as cannot be seen in any other creature. Anyone who disagrees with me is wrong. Just WRONG. Do not doubt the beauty of insects.
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Daniela Kraus 11 years ago
That would interest me too! The color is usually for camouflage ...
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#8
The Regal Ring-neck Snake
Anxious-lesbian-disaster 4 years ago
I love sneks but I can see why u dislike them, this one is georgeous tho
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#9
Pink Orchid Mantis
#10
Pink Robin
DanaQuinney 11 years ago
This is not the North American Robin. It's the Pink Robin, found in Australia. I've seen them (biologist here.)
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JenicaThomas 11 years ago
Definitely a robin, just no the same as the American Robin that maybe you are used to seeing.
#11
Indian Bull Frog
#12
Pink Dolphin
biscuit anderson 5 years ago
That's an Amazon River Dolphin not Just a "Pink Dolphin" and they are actually getting killed by poachers and some accidental killing. And they are not even really Pink they are Albino. and the pinkness is a result to the Sun, Diet and excitement at some moments! So when they get excited its almost like they are blushing like humans.
KristofferMartin 11 years ago
Not pink, albino. The pink color is the result of blood vessels expanding.
#13
Albino Squirrel
RebeccaBrown 11 years ago
Yeah, squirrels tend to do well on college campuses, so even the genetically disadvantaged ones like this can thrive.
Load More Replies... Tina Payne 7 years ago
In a little town called Rockport in Indiana these albino squirrels are running everywhere.
#14
Albino Crow
YasminMazur 11 years ago
had one of those flying around a few years back - used to see him on the way to work, but not anymore - must have died :-(
MohdFaizalRahmat 11 years ago
I remembered a children story about a raven dream to be white.....i guess his dream did come true...
Arbel Shezaf 11 years ago
And not a nice one either, yelling at the black crow like they're not supposed to be bro's
Rudolph Furtado 11 years ago
Had seen one at the"Veermata Jeejabai Bhosle Udyan( Byculla zoo) in Mumbai in the 1990's.Hope it is still alive.
LucyRoberts 11 years ago
We have black and white crows where i live (uk) and no they arent magpies!
Caroline Couteau 11 years ago
They are called Hooded Crow, it's a different species
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#15
Blue Lobster
ClintEttinger 11 years ago
I had one of these for about a year.. tough lil bugger. Would come out of one of his caves to bang his claws on the glass when I walked in
Ben Calhoun 3 years ago
That's a Crayfish, not a Lobster, unless you want to call a Crayfish, a fresh Water Lobster, Then it applies. 🤷♂️
VivianTheAnimatronic“Pirate”Mew 10 years ago
There's a 2-toned lobster that's even more stunning
Ben Calhoun 3 years ago (edited)
They are not rare, first of all this is a picture of a Crayfish, not a Lobster, and as soon as you introduce a young Crayfish to a controlled water environment it will change to blue within its next two sheddings.
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#16
Halloween Crab
LourettaLandon 11 years ago
You're commenting on incorrect spelling? Get yours right then! ;-) it's "its" withOUT the apostrophe! just sayin'.
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#17
Northern Cardinal
pinkroses 11 years ago
I thought that was snow on one half but he's actually half white! Love it!
MorenaLanzo 11 years ago
actually if 'm not wron it's half male half female, literally, not just ermaphrodite. it's so rare that's the only picture ever taken of it.
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Rhĕņn Sasala 4 years ago
I've seen a white cardinal as well. Though it was not an albino cardinal, because it still had it's typical black markings it was just white where it should have been red. It was quite beautiful. I've also seen the rare pink Cardinals which most people don't even know exist, to be honest most people don't realize that there are actually many different kinds of different colored Cardinals other than the typical red cardinal. Though I do believe the red Cardinals to be the most beautiful especially when it's winter and there's snow because the red is so dramatic and stunning against the White background of a snowy day, pink Cardinals are out of this world gorgeous¡!
#18
Red Velvet Ant
Tina Payne 7 years ago
That’s actually not an ant, it’s a type of wasp that is mistaken for an ant because it doesn’t fly.
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DanaQuinney 11 years ago
Velvet "ants" are actually wasps. The female is wingless. The males have wings. They sting like the wasps they are.
JadeJohnson 11 years ago
Red velvet ant, they are also called cow killers. 2 can take down a cow. Extremely painful to be stung by one. popular in south, Ga
RebeccaBrown 11 years ago
They cannot actually take down a cow. They do have a very painful sting, but it is not fatal unless you happen to be allergic.
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Sarah Bowls 4 years ago
A velvet ant is actually a wasp with a painful sting. I don't know if it's poisonous, though.
LyndeyJohnson 11 years ago
They hurt! If its what i think it is, when i was young, i would walk around barefooted and i would get bitten by one if these. It hurts!
#19
Chimeric Lobster
MorenaLanzo 11 years ago
that's actually bilateral gynandromorphs again, like the bird a few pic before. one side expresses a female phenotype, the other a male one.
David Fournier 11 years ago
Here in New England every now and then a blue, white or other color shows up in a lobster. Have seen this photo before.
#20
Red Slug
#21
Mantis Shrimp
Final score:
53points
MorenaLanzo 11 years ago
this little guy here is not just colourful, it can also see a lot more colours than we do,with 17 different receptors against the 3 of ours
Raspberry_wolf 5 years ago
Also, they can punch crazy hard and fast, they use that skill to defend themselves and to get the shells off of their prey. They have also been known to punch through glass in aquariums!
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Sophia Flowers 2 years ago
It also packs a powerful punch similar to the pistol shrimp's; stay away!
#22
Rosy Maple Moth
Final score:
51points
Sophia Flowers 2 years ago
I befriended one of these in Canada when I was 11. I named it Strawberry-Vanilla(SV for short), and took care of him for a few days since he couldn't fly. But alas, a few days later, he suddenly fluttered his wings madly and left me forever, in the daytime, getting caught by a bird as he flew away. RIP SV.❤
#23
The Pink Necked Green Pidgeon
Final score:
50points
#24
Mandarinfish
Final score:
45points
#25
This Is Venus - No, She Is Not Photoshopped
Final score:
40points
AmandaCrowther 10 years ago
She ks a chimerea cat. Estianlly she asbired her twin thus the very contrary face.
#26
Blue Carpenter Bee
JaniceDelight 11 years ago
beautiful. I have the golden and the black carpenter bee at my house. wish I had this one.
#27
"cobalt Blue" Tarantula
Final score:
37points
#28
White Lion
Final score:
36points
#29
Violet-backed Starling
Final score:
36points
#30
Half Albino Peacock
Final score:
35points
#31
Thamnophis Sirtalis
Final score:
34points
#32
Maratus Volans (peacock Spider)
Final score:
32points
RebeccaBrown 11 years ago
I love these little guys even though I'm arachnophobic. Something's endearing about the way they dance around trying to woo a mate.
#33
Cuckoo Wasp
#34
Akhal Teke Horse Breed
Final score:
26points
#35
Pink Grasshopper
#36
Albino Deer
Final score:
25points
Sophia Flowers 2 years ago
I have a few of these at my grandmother's house named Timmy and Tommy
#37
Albino Zebra
Final score:
25points
#38
Albino Yellow Bellied Slider Turtle
Final score:
25points
#40
Blue Grasshoper
Final score:
23points
#41
Io Moth Caterpillar
Final score:
21points
#42
Polish Pigeon
Final score:
20points
AnnaRadicevic 11 years ago
Must have been coloured with some paint. Pigeons in Poland are NEVER red.Somebody's cruel joke?
Rebecca Brown 11 years ago
I understand that people who race pigeons competitively can sometimes dye their birds so they can better judge which ones are fastest.
Load More Replies... Sophia Flowers 2 years ago
it killed someone and forgot to take a bath. be careful, you may be next XD
#43
Venus The Chimaira Cat
Final score:
20points
#44
Rosy Maple Moth
Final score:
18points
#45
Deilephila Elpenor
Final score:
16points
Sophia Flowers 2 years ago
its another Strawberry-Vanilla :'( (see first pic on rosy maple moth 4 more info)
#46
Hapalochalena Lunulata
Final score:
16points
Sophia Flowers 2 years ago
my cousin once caught one in animal crossing and...um...you know...
#47
Mantis Shrimp
Final score:
15points
#49
Texas Wasp Moth
Final score:
14points
#50
Beautiful Sunbird
Final score:
14points
Heath Harrison 2 years ago
I want to see this bird some day but I doubt it because it is an unusual bird with cool and a mix of eye catching colors.
#51
Green Spider
Final score:
14points
#52
Lilac Breastfed Roller
Final score:
13points
BrittFrey (Submission author) 11 years ago
Yes phone, I meant breastfed instead of breasted. Have fun with that, Internet! :)
#53
Purple Grenadiar
Final score:
13points
#55
Lilac-breasted Roller
Final score:
13points
#56
Yeti Crab
Final score:
12points
Raspberry_wolf 5 years ago
These things live in the deep bottom of the ocean and like to live around hydrothermal vents, from what I can remember from what I learned about them, they live around them for food
#58
Metallic Green Bee/wasp
Final score:
10points
#60
Agamid Lizard Maasai Mara , Nairobi
Final score:
8points
#66
Okapi
Final score:
4points
#67
Black Bumblebee
Final score:
4points
#69
White Alligator
Final score:
3points
#70
Lilac-breasted Roller, Namibia
Final score:
3points
#71
Blue Racer Snake
Final score:
3points
#73
Gila Monster
Final score:
-4points
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