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105 Weird And Wonderful Animals You Might Not Know About (New Pics)
Whenever I pick up a fantasy novel or start a new video game, the first things that grab my attention are the characters and monsters. The stranger and more imaginative these beasts are, the more memorable the world can feel.
But every now and then, reality proves it's as creative as fiction. You don't have to visit imaginary lands to meet something so unique it seems almost impossible.
The Twitter/X account 'Weird Animals' shares images of fascinating species that many people have never even heard of. So, to show just how diverse life on Earth really is, we've gathered some of its latest posts featuring extraordinary creatures from land, sea, and air.
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago
OK, Whiskers - it's a wrestle to the death, now!
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago (edited)
I love saiga antelope. They had a pretty rough go of it recently when something swept through the herds and killed a lot of them off, but I believe that whatever it was has receded, luckily.
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago
"Atelopus barbotini, popularly known as the purple fluorescent frog or more accurately the purple harlequin toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae." and "Deforestation and disease are the main causes for population decline in recent years. Because French Guiana has few laws and restrictions for logging, there are often issues with sustaining enough range for the toads to maintain a steady population.." <- Wiki Diki
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That’s all I yam 2 months ago (edited)
The common spotted cuscus is a marsupial that lives in the Cape York region of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. It's about the size of a common house cat and has a prehensile tail to aid in climbing. It's shy, solitary, nocturnal, and slow-moving, sometimes mistaken for sloths. (Common spotted cuscus, Wikipedia)
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago
Also called Leadbeater's possum. "By the time of the 1939 Black Friday fires, the species was thought to have been extinct. Then, on 3 April 1961, a member of the species was rediscovered by naturalist Eric Wilkinson in the forests near Cambarville, and the first specimen in more than 50 years was captured later in the month." <- Wiki Diki
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Chocolate llama 3 months ago
"Can't right now. I'm in a talk with my branch assistant manager"
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago
Nudibranchs are one of my favourites. They have so many colours and designs.
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Kya Ajiira 3 months ago (edited)
Once again I miss my derpy Bluetooth. Funny is that blue tongue is a defence mechanism but it kinda does the opposite on humans and makes us even more interested in them haha!
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago
"Many limacodid larvae are green and fairly smooth (e.g. yellow-shouldered slug), but others have tubercles with urticating hairs and may have bright warning colours. The sting can be quite potent, causing severe pain." <- Wiki Diki
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Norm Gilmore 3 months ago
Kiwi live 25 to 50 years in the wild and in captivity (60 in some studies). I'll come back to you in 40 years with an update if they have a celebration for one that becomes a centenarian...
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago
Is this another frog that you can see part-way through?
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago
Forgot the top of the bird's head. Also "The male has one of the loudest calls of any bird—a sharp sound like that of a hammer striking an anvil or a bell. Before making such a call, an individual must take a sharp inhale to increase air pressure in the interclavicular air-sacs surrounding its syrinx. It takes a long time for young males to learn the call, as one such male living in captivity next to an adult P. nudicollis that frequently called could not perfect it within 10 months of practice." <- Wiki Diki
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meeeeeeeeeeee 3 months ago
I'm sat here like hmm I'll see if I can find the frog in those leaves. Then, I saw them all lol
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BarkingSquirell 3 months ago
I love the way a bunch of critters are just hitch-hiking on its head.
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago
I have tried that in the past when I was being bothered. I must say it works quite well.
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago
That's about the last time you'll be able to pick one of those up before it starts to grow, as I learned to my bitter regret.
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Laughing Orc 3 months ago
I've tried this tactic. Can't tell if it's effective or if I have no known predators.
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago
OK - where does it go? Yes, it goes right back in the water.
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Yousef Talal Nashwan ICSBR1 2 months ago
Flapjack?does that mean there's also a maple syrup squid
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago
Interesting - another one I wasn't aware of. This is great!
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago
Wow! Third one on this list I've never seen before and I spend LOTS of time on-line checking out animals. I am loving this!
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago
Unusual - I don't think I've seen one of these before.
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Laughing Orc 3 months ago
Pretty sure that's very bad for the rabbit to leave it's fur that long, even apart from the fact that it can't see or probably move very well.
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That’s all I yam 2 months ago
"Swinhoe's pheasant is found in the mountains of central Taiwan, where it lives in primary broadleaf forest up to 2,300 m (7546 ft) in elevation." "During display, the male's wattles become engorged and he performs a display consisting of a hop followed by running in a circle around females." (Swinhoe's pheasant, Wikipedia). Its beak looks pretty much normal when it's not displaying. (images: Swinhoe's pheasant)
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That’s all I yam 2 months ago
The Reddit OP wrote a good description of this frog, available if you click the link at the bottom left edge of the image.
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That’s all I yam 2 months ago
"The barred tiger salamander … lives in lower western Canada, the western United States and northern Mexico." "[It] typically grows from 7.6 to 16.5 cm (3.0 to 6.5 in)." It's the state amphibian for Kansas and Colorado. (Barred tiger salamander, Wikipedia)
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago (edited)
I hate it when they bring deep water fish like this to the surface. I know they have to study them and blah blah blah - it just seems like an awful way to die.
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BarkingSquirell 3 months ago
I've met two eels in my life. Both of us nodded and vacated the area.
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago (edited)
A blue WHAT? And you didn't even put a stripe on it like you do for ladies' mammary glands? Hmmmmm . . . .
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago
I think we saw one of these on several posts earlier this week and we were commenting on its attractive leggings.
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago
Thank you Rokas and Indrė for this article! I love animals so much and seeing new ones I hadn't heard of before was the icing on the cake!
Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 3 months ago
Thank you Rokas and Indrė for this article! I love animals so much and seeing new ones I hadn't heard of before was the icing on the cake!
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