Aye-aye
The Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a strepsirrhine native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth with a long, thin middle finger to fill the same ecological niche as a woodpecker. It is the world’s largest nocturnal primate, and is characterized by its unique method of finding food; it taps on trees to find grubs, then gnaws holes in the wood and inserts its elongated middle finger to pull the grubs out.
The Aye-aye is the world’s largest nocturnal primate, and dwells predominantly in forest canopies. It weighs about 2.5 kilograms, with the female weighing in slightly less (by an average of 100 grams) than males. Other than weight and sex organs, aye-ayes exhibit no sexual dimorphism of any kind. They all grow from 30-37 cm from head to body, with a 44-53 cm tail.
The adult Aye-aye has black or dark brown fur covered by white guard hairs at the neck. The tail is bushy and shaped like that of a squirrel. The Aye-aye’s face is also rodent-like, the shape of a raccoon’s, and houses bright, beady, luminous eyes. Its incisors are very large, and grow continuously throughout its lifespan. These features contrast its monkey-like body, and are the likely cause of why scientists originally deemed it to be a rodent.
The Aye-aye’s hands are arguably its most unique feature. Much like other primates, it possesses opposable thumbs, but both the hallux and the fingers are long and thin, and appear to be in a curved position somewhat similar to that of a fairy-tale witch when the muscles are relaxed. The middle finger can be up to three times longer than the others.
The Aye-aye lives primarily on the east coast of Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rainforest or deciduous forest, but many live in cultivated areas due to deforesting. Rainforest Aye-ayes, the most common, dwell in canopy areas, and are usually sighted upwards of 700 meters altitude. The Aye-aye sleeps during the day in nests built in the forks of trees.
Tapir
Tapirs are large browsing mammals, roughly pig-like in shape, with short, prehensile snouts. They inhabit jungle and forest regions of South America, Central America, and Southeast Asia. All four species of tapir are classified as endangered or vulnerable. Their closest relatives are the other odd-toed ungulates, horses and rhinoceroses.
Although they frequently live in dryland forests, tapirs with access to rivers spend a good deal of time in and under the water, feeding on soft vegetation, taking refuge from predators, and cooling off during hot periods. Tapirs near a water source will swim, sink to the bottom and walk along the riverbed to feed, and have been known to submerge themselves under water to allow small fish to pick parasites off their bulky bodies. Along with fresh water lounging, tapirs often wallow in mud pits, which also helps to keep them cool and free of insects.
In the wild, the tapir’s diet consists of fruit, berries, and leaves, particularly young, tender growth. Tapirs will spend many of their waking hours foraging along well-worn trails, snouts to the ground in search of food. Baird’s Tapirs have been observed to eat around 40 kilograms (85 pounds) of vegetation in one day.
Tapirs are generally shy, but when they are scared they can defend themselves with their very powerful jaws. In 1998, a zookeeper in Oklahoma City was mauled and had an arm severed by a tapir bite, after she attempted to feed the attacking tapir’s young. In 2006, a 46-year-old man (who was the Environmental Minister at the time) who was lost in the Corcovado National Park at Costa Rica was found by a search party with a "nasty bite" from a wild tapir. However, such examples are rare; for the most part, tapirs are likely to avoid confrontation in favor of running from predators, hiding, or, if possible, submerging themselves in nearby water until a threat is gone.
The Philippine Tarsier
The Philippine tarsier, (Tarsius syrichta) is very peculiar small animal. In fact it is one of the smallest known primates, no larger than a adult men’s hand. Mostly active at night, it lives on a diet of insects. Folk traditions sometimes has it that tarsiers eat charcoal, but actually they retrieve the insects from (sometimes burned) wood. It can be found in the islands of Samar, Leyte, Bohol, and Mindanao in the Philippines.
If no action is taken, the tarsier might not survive. Although it is a protected species, and the practice of catching them and then selling them as stuffed tarsiers to tourists has stopped, the species is still threatened by the destruction of his natural forest habitat. Many years of both legal and illegal logging and slash-and-burn agriculture have greatly reduced these forests, and reduced the tarsier population to a dangerously small size. If no action is taken now, the Philippine tarsier can soon be added to the list of extinct species.
Sucker-footed Bat
Scientists were conducting fieldwork in the fast-disappearing forests of Madagascar when they found this new species of bat with sticky suckers on its feet and thumbs.
The creature, dubbed Myzopoda schliemanni, uses the adhesive organs to scale the large, broad leaves of tropical plants where it roosts.
Only one other species of this sucker-footed family is known to science, and it too makes its home on the large African island.
That Myzopoda schliemanni seems to have adapted to the devastation is a sorry testament to the state of Madagascar’s forests, the scientists say. But it also suggests that the rare bats could be out of the woods when it comes to their extinction ris
Star-nosed Mole
The Star-nosed Mole (Condylura cristata) is a small North American mole found in eastern Canada and the north-eastern United States. It is the only member of the tribe Condylurini and the genus Condylura.
It lives in wet lowland areas and eats small invertebrates, aquatic insects, worms and molluscs. It is a good swimmer and can forage along the bottoms of streams and ponds. Like other moles, this animal digs shallow surface tunnels for foraging; often, these tunnels exit underwater. It is active day and night and remains active in winter, when it has been observed tunnelling through the snow and swimming in ice-covered streams. Little is known about the social behavior of the species, but it is suspected that it is colonial.
The Star-nosed Mole is covered in thick blackish brown water-repellent fur and has large scaled feet and a long thick tail, which appears to function as a fat storage reserve for the spring breeding season. Adults are 15 to 20 cm in length, weigh about 55 g, and have 44 teeth. The mole’s most distinctive feature is a circle of 22 mobile, pink, fleshy tentacles at the end of the snout. These are used to identify food by touch, such as worms, insects and crustaceans.
Sun bear
The Sun Bear stands approximately 1.2 m (4 ft) in length, making it the smallest member in the bear family. It is often called the "dog bear" because of its small stature. It has a 5 cm (2 in) tail and usually weighs less than 65 kg (145 lb). Males tend to be slightly larger than females; the former normally weigh between 30 and 60 kg (66-132 lb), the latter between 20 and 40 kg (44-88 lb). The Sun Bear possesses sickle-shaped claws that are relatively light in weight. It has large paws with naked soles, probably to assist in climbing. Its inward-turned feet make the bear’s walk pigeon-toed, but it is an excellent climber. It has small, round ears and a stout snout.
Unlike other bears, the Sun Bear’s fur is short and sleek. This adaptation is probably due to the lowland climates it inhabits. Dark black or brown-black fur covers its body, except on the chest where there is a pale orange-yellow marking in the shape of a horseshoe. Similar colored fur can be found around the muzzle and the eyes. This distinct marking gives the sun bear its name.
Lifestyle and reproduction
The Sun Bear does not hibernate and as a result it can reproduce year-round. It is not uncommon for it to give birth to two cubs at a time weighing approximately 10–12 oz (280–340 g) each. The gestation period is about 96 days, but suckling can continue for about 18 months. The offspring reach sexual maturity after 3-4 years, and live up to 28 years in captivity.
As primarily nocturnal creatures, the Sun Bear tends to rest during the day on lower limbs not far above the ground. Because it spends so much time in trees, the Sun Bear can sometimes cause a good amount of damage to private property. It has been known to destroy coconut palms and cocoa trees on plantations.
Saki monkey
Sakis, or saki monkeys are small monkeys with long, bushy tails. Their furry, rough skin is black, grey or reddish-brown colored depending upon the species. The faces of some species are naked, but their head is hooded with fur. Their bodies are adapted to life in the trees, with strong hind legs allowing them to make far jumps. Sakis reach a length of 30 to 50 cm, with a tail just as long, and weigh up to 2 kg.
Sakis are diurnal animals. They live in the trees of the rain forests and only occasionally go onto the land. They mostly move on all fours, sometimes running in an upright position on the hind legs over the branches, and sometimes jumping long distances. For sleeping they roll themselves cat-like in the branches. They are generally very shy, cautious animals.
Sakis live in family federations, which consist of parents and their offspring, with mated pairs usually forming lifelong pair bonds. They are territorial animals, defending their territory in relation to other families. Sakis know a set of communication possibilities: while shrill cries or bird-like twitter serves as a connection among family members, a loud roar serves to warn other animals off their territory.
Sakis are omnivores. They eat fruits, leaves, flowers, insects, and small vertebrates, such as rodents and bats.
Mating is non-seasonal, and can happen any time during the year. After approximately 150 to 180 day gestation, females bear single young. The young are weaned after 4 months, and are fully mature in 3 years. Their life expectancy is up to 14 years.
Shoebill
Balaeniceps rex, also known as Whalehead, is a very large bird related to the storks. It derives its name from its massive shoe-shaped bill.
The Shoebill is a very large bird, averaging 1.2 metres tall, 5.6 kilograms and a 2.33 metres wingspan. The adult is mainly grey while the juveniles are browner. It lives in tropical east Africa in large swamps from Sudan to Zambia.
This species was only discovered in the 19th century when some skins were brought to Europe. It was not until years later that live specimens reached the scientific community. However, the bird was known to both ancient Egyptians and Arabs. There are Egyptian images depicting the Shoebill, while the Arabs referred to the bird as abu markub, which means one with a shoe, a reference to the bird’s distinctive bill.
Shoebills feed in muddy waters, preying on lungfish and similar fish. They nest on the ground and lay 2 eggs.
The population is estimated at between 5,000 and 8,000 individuals, the majority of which live in Sudan.
Sloths
Sloths come from one of the earliest mammalian orders, Xenarthra, and originated about 35 million years ago in the Late Eocene of South America. They are most closely related to armadillos and anteaters. Today, only two genera of sloths with five species exist in South America, whereas there used to be over thirty-five genera of the extinct ground sloths ranging from parts of Antarctica, South America, Central America, Hispaniola, and North America with some even going as far as Alaska.
Modern sloths live upside-down in the forests of South America. Despite their long, sharply curved claws, they are herbivores and mainly eat tree leaves as their teeth are too primitive and weak, due to a lack of enamel, to chew anything else. The claws are part of their adaptation to life in the trees and help them remain sleeping and suspended underneath branches for hours. Sloths are generally nocturnal and move around little when awake. When they do move, it is at a slow and deliberate speed. This slow way of life is necessary to navigate the web of small peripheral tree branches where they feed and is further reflected in their rate of metabolism. Sloths take their sweet time digesting food and consequently, only defecate once or twice in a one week period. The defecation usually takes place at the base of tree where the sloth excavates a spot for it with its short, stubby tail. This event marks one of the rare occasions that sloths will venture to the ground.
The slow or low rate of metabolism in sloths effects their ability to fight off illness. Most sloths have difficulty surviving when in captivity outside of their natural range because they cannot fight off new diseases or adapt to a colder climate. This is unfortunate as three-toed sloths make decent pets, though their status as an endangered species further deters the notion of obtaining one outside of South America. Two-toed sloths, however, would make for poor companions as they tend to have a mean-streak and are quick to bite with their self-sharpening canines.
Pygmy Marmosets
Pygmy Marmosets are one of the smallest primates and they are the smallest monkey in the world. They have a body length between 12 and 15 cms, a tail length between 17 and 23 cms and they weigh between 100 and 125 g.
Their fur is tawny in colour and they have ringed tails that are at least as long as their body. Much of their time is spent up in the trees and their colouring provides them with camouflage.
They have long, forward turned incisors that are the same length as their canines. They use their specially adapted teeth to gnaw into the bark of trees so they can feed on the sap.
They move quadrupedally and are very agile, active monkeys that are difficult to observe in the wild as they move so quickly through the trees
The proboscis monkey
The proboscis monkey has one of the most unusual appearances of any of the leaf-eating monkeys of the family Cercopithecidae. Both the Latin and common names of this species refer to the mature males’ large pendulous nose that hangs down over their mouth. Local people referred to these large monkeys with their potbellies and red noses as ‘Dutch monkeys‘ as they were considered such a caricature of the Dutch sailors and plantation owners of the area. Apart from their large noses, male proboscis monkeys are also distinctive by being much larger and heavier than females, and having a bright red, visible penis and black scrotum. The coat is a light brown with red on both the crown of the head and the shoulders; the limbs and tail are grey in colour and there are cream patches on the throat. Infants are born with black fur and a vivid blue face. The cause of the males’ large nose is still a matter of contention but may be a form of sexual selection, with females preferring males with large noses possibly as these enhance their vocalisations.
Red panda
The red panda, panda being the Nepalese name for "small, cat-like animal," belongs to the order Carnivora. Its classification into a specific order is not complete. Scientists are seeking to resolve the confusion through DNA analysis. Recent studies suggest that red pandas are equally related to three different groups of animals that include skunks, weasels and raccoons. The red panda is the only species in the subfamily Ailurinae.
The red panda is named after the fiery color of its long, soft coat. The coat’s red color serves as camouflage to blend with the red lichen that occurs in fir trees of China. Coloration for the upper parts of the coat are rusty to deep chestnut while the underside is darkest in color. The coat is comprised of long, moisture-shedding guard hairs and a dense undercoat of insulating gray-brown wool. The muzzle, lips, cheeks and ear edges are white, and dark red-brown tear tracks run from the eyes to the corners of the mouth. The limbs and underbelly are glossy dark reddish brown to black. The red panda has a bushy, non-prehensile tail that makes up two thirds the length of its body. The tail is faintly marked with dark red-brown rings.
Thickly furred soles of the feet are adapted for walking on snow and ice. Excellent climbers, red pandas have pinkish-white claws that are half sheathed and semi-retractile. The red panda has an enlarged radial sesamoid bone on its forefoot wrist that is opposite its other digits. This "extra thumb" enables the red panda to grip and hold slender branches and leaves in its forepaws.
Red pandas are primarily crepuscular animals, sleeping and relaxing during the day in trees or fallen logs, and foraging for food on the forest floor at dusk and dawn. When asleep, the red panda curls up on a branch with its nose tucked under a hind limb and its tail. They have also been observed in a sleeping position much like the American raccoon, sitting on a branch with head tucked beneath its chest and between their hind feet. On particularly warm days, red pandas can be seen fully stretched with belly pressed on a limb and legs dangling.
Pink Fairy Armadillo
The Pink Fairy Armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) or Pichiciego is the smallest species of armadillo (mammals of the family Dasypodidae, mostly known for having a bony armor shell). It is approximately 90-115 mm long excluding the tail, and is pale rose or pink in color. It is found in central Argentina where it inhabits dry grasslands and sandy plains with thorn bushes and cacti. It has the ability to bury itself completely in a matter of seconds if frightened.
The Pink Fairy Armadillo burrows small holes near ant colonies in dry dirt. It feeds mainly on ants and ant larvae near its burrow. Occasionally it feeds on worms, snails, insects and larvae, or various plant and root material.
The Narwhal
The Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is an Arctic species of cetacean. It is a creature rarely found south of latitude 70°N. It is one of two species of white whale in the Monodontidae family (the other is the beluga whale). It is possibly also related to the Irrawaddy dolphin.
The English name narwhal is derived from the Dutch name narwal which in turn comes from the Danish narhval which is based on the Old Norse word nar, meaning "corpse." This is a reference to the animal’s colour. The narwhal is also commonly known as the Moon Whale.
In some parts of the world, the Narwhal is colloquially referred to as a "reamfish."
In Inuit language the narwhal is named Tuugaalik.
The most conspicuous characteristic of male narwhal is their single extraordinarily long tusk, an incisor that projects from the left side of the upper jaw and forms a left-handed helix. The tusk can be up to 3 metres long (compared with a body length of 7–8 m) and weigh up to 10 kilograms. About one in 500 males has two tusks, which occurs when the right tooth, normally small, also grows out. Although rare, a female narwhal may also produce a tusk. There is a single recorded case of a female with two tusks.
The purpose of the tusk has been the subject of much debate. Early scientific theories suggested that the tusk was used to pierce the ice covering the narwhal’s Arctic Sea habitat. Others suggested the tusk was used in echolocation. More recently, scientists believed the tusk is primarily used for showmanship and for dominance: males with larger tusks are more likely to successfully attract a mate. This hypothesis was suggested by the activity of "tusking", in which two males rub their tusks together.
However, recent work by a research team led by Martin Nweeia suggests that the tusk may in fact be a sensory organ. Electron micrographs of tusks revealed millions of tiny, deep tubules extending from the tusk’s surface, apparently connecting to the narwhal’s nervous system. While such tubules are present in the teeth of many species, they do not typically extend to the surface of healthy teeth. The exact sensory purpose of the tusk remains unknown, but scientists now hypothesize that it may detect temperature, salinity, pressure, and/or particulate makeup of the water in which the narwhal swims. Unlike the tusks of elephants, narwhal tusks do not regrow if they break off. However if damaged the tusks can repair themselves to a certain extent.
Male narwhals weigh up to 1600 kg, the female around 1000 kg. Most of the body is pale with brown speckles in color, though the neck, head and edges of the flippers and fluke are nearly black. Older animals are usually more brightly colored than younger animals.
Frilled Lizard
The frilled lizard is obviously designed for climbing, it is a large slender species, two thirds of its body length are made up by its tail. It has a brightly coloured (often blue) frill which is most of the time folded against the neck, it may be extended at times of courtship or alarm. This is a relatively dull coloured lizard, a background of grey or brown with irregular darker marks.
Lives in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Eats Gutloaded insects (crickets, locusts, waxworms, morios, etc).
Komondor
King of the Hungarian livestock guarding dogs, the Komondor, is one of the most unusual breeds. A big muscular dog covered with dense, white cords. This coat protects the dog against the elements and predators . The Komondor is a large dog with males standing at least 27 1/2" at the shoulders, while females must be at least 25 1/2" tall. Occasionally one may see a Komondor as large as 31" or even bigger, but these cases are rare. While large, the Komondor is not an overly heavy dog. Males usually weigh more than 80 pounds and females more than 60 pounds. Despite its size, the Komondor is astonishingly fast, agile and light on its feet. The quick movement, large size, unique coat and majestic appearance of the Komondor can be awe inspiring. A fearless dog, the Komondor’s main task is to guard flocks of sheep or other livestock against predators such as wolves, coyotes, feral dogs, or human predators. The nature of the Komondor is that of a calm watchful dog who thrives on responsibility. Komondors need something to watch over. Be it livestock, children, or a cat, a Komondor is happiest when taking responsibility for another’s well-being. As a pet, the Komondor is quiet around the house, unless it perceives a threat to those entrusted to its care. If challenged, the Komondor becomes a fearless protector knocking down an intruder or breaking windows to protect its "flock". In the field, the Komondor is vigilant and trustworthy, reducing losses and even caring for orphans. It is important to remember that the Komondor is, first and foremost, a stock guard dog.
Hagfish
Hagfish are marine craniates of the class Myxini, also known as Hyperotreti. Despite their name, there is some debate about whether they are strictly fish (as there is for lampreys), since they belong to a much more primitive lineage than any other group that is commonly defined fish (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes). Their unusual feeding habits and slime-producing capabilities have led members of the scientific and popular media to dub the hagfish as the most "disgusting" of all sea creatures.
Hagfish are long, vermiform and can exude copious quantities of a sticky slime or mucus (from which the typical species Myxine glutinosa was named). When captured and held by the tail, they escape by secreting the fibrous slime, which turns into a thick and sticky gel when combined with water, and then cleaning off by tying themselves in an overhand knot which works its way from the head to the tail of the animal, scraping off the slime as it goes. Some authorities conjecture that this singular behavior may assist them in extricating themselves from the jaws of predatory fish. However, the "sliming" also seems to act as a distraction to predators, and free-swimming hagfish are seen to "slime" when agitated and will later clear the mucus off by way of the same travelling-knot behavior.
Hagfish have elongated, ‘eel-like’ bodies, and paddle-like tails. Colours depend on the species, ranging from pink to blue-grey, and may have black or white mottling. Eyes may be vestigial or absent. The hagfish has no true fins or jaws, and has six barbels around its mouth and a single nostril. Instead of vertically articulating jaws like Gnathostomata (vertebrates with jaws), they have a pair of horizontally moving structures with toothlike projections for pulling off food. There are typically short tentacle-like protrusions around the mouth.
Hagfish enter both living and dead fish, feeding on the insides (polychaete marine worms are also prey). While having no ability to enter through skin, they will often enter through current openings such as the mouth, gills or anus. They tend to be quite common in their range, sometimes becoming a nuisance to fishermen by devouring the catch before it can be pulled to the surface. Not unlike leeches, they have a sluggish metabolism and can go months between feedings.
Hagfish average about half a metre (18 inches) in length; Eptatretus goliath is the largest known, with a specimen recorded at 127 cm, while Myxine kuoi and Myxine pequenoi seem to reach no more than 18 cm. An adult hagfish can secrete enough slime to turn a large bucket of water into gel in a matter of minutes.
Yeti Crab
Yeti Crab (Kiwa hirsuta) is a crustacean discovered in 2005 in the South Pacific Ocean. This decapod, which is approximately 15 cm long, is notable for the quantity of silky blond setae (resembling fur) covering its pereiopods (thoracic legs, including claws). Its discoverers dubbed it the "yeti lobster" or "yeti crab" .
The ‘hairy’ pincers contain filamentous bacteria, which the creature may use to detoxify poisonous minerals from the water emitted by the hydrothermal vents where it lives. Alternatively, it may feed on the bacteria, although it is thought to be a general carnivore. Its diet also consists of green algae and small shrimp.
Although it is often referred to as the "furry lobster" outside the scientific literature, Yeti Crab is not a true lobster but is more closely related to squat lobsters and hermit crabs. The term "furry lobster" is more commonly used for the genus Palinurellus.
Alpaca
The Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated species of South American camelid. It resembles a small llama in superficial appearance.
Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of Ecuador, southern Peru, northern Bolivia, and northern Chile at an altitude of 3500 to 5000 meters above sea-level, throughout the year. Alpacas are considerably smaller than llamas, and unlike them are not used as beasts of burden but are valued only for their fiber. Alpacas only have fleece fibers, not woolen fibers, used for making knitted and woven items much as sheep’s wool is. These items include blankets, sweaters, hats, gloves, scarves, a wide variety of textiles and ponchos in South America, and sweaters, socks and coats in other parts of the world. The fiber comes in more than 52 natural colors as classified in Peru, 12 as classified in Australia and 22 as classified in America. Alpacas and llamas differ in that llamas have banana shaped ears and long tails and alpacas have straight ears and stubby tails. Aside from these differences, llamas are on average 1-2 feet taller and proportionally bigger than alpacas.
In the textile industry, "alpaca" primarily refers to the hair of Peruvian alpaca, but more broadly it refers to a style of fabric originally made from alpaca hair but now often made from similar fibers, such as mohair, Icelandic sheep wool, or even high-quality English wool. [citation needed] In trade, distinctions are made between alpacas and the several styles of mohair and luster.
Axolotl
The Axolotl may not a common pet, but it is very unique. The axolotl is a type of salamander, native to Mexico. It’s scientific name is Ambystoma mexicanum. The common pet or laboratory Axolotl refers exclusively to A. mexicanum, although in Mexico the term Axolotl is used in reference to several species of Ambystoma, and is considered an edible food source!
The Axolotl is neotenic, meaning that it doesn’t routinely undergo metamorphosis from the larval to adult form, as happens with most other salamanders. Instead, the larval form (with gills) becomes sexually mature and reproduces, maintaining a strictly aquatic life style. Under some circumstances, the Axolotl can undergo metamorphosis into a terrestrial from, although this can be stressful on the animal.
The Axolotl has amazing regenerative abilities – if injured, even to the point of losing a body part, the Axolotl will heal readily and even regenerate lost bits. They are fairly hardy creatures that can be expected to live up to 10-15 years with attention to proper care, particularly with respect ot water quality. Their skin and gills are very sensitive and quite soft, so handling is not recommended any more than is necessary. Because they can exchange air through moist skin, they can survive outside of water for short periods, as long as their skin is not allowed to dry out.
Juvenile axolotls can be cannibalistic towards each other, so they are best raised in separate enclosures. Adults can potentially be housed together but watch for cannibalistic tendencies. Of course, if a body part gets bitten off by a tank mate, an axolotl can regenerate it over time.
Angora rabbit
The Angora rabbit is a variety of domestic rabbit bred for its long, soft hair. The Angora is one of the oldest types of domestic rabbit, originating in Ankara, Turkey, along with the Angora cat and Angora goat. The rabbits were popular pets with French royalty in the mid 1700s, and spread to other parts of Europe by the end of the century. They first appeared in the United States in the early 1900s. They are bred largely for their long wool, which may be removed by shearing or plucking (gently pulling loose wool).
There are many individual breeds of Angora rabbits, four of which are ARBA recognized. Such breeds include, French, German, Giant, English, Satin, Chinese, Swiss, Finnish, to name a few.
Angoras are bred mainly for their wool because it is silky and soft. Most are calm and docile but should be handled carefully. Grooming is necessary to prevent the fiber from matting and felting on the rabbit. Because they are prone to hairballs, they should be groomed everyday or every other day. A condition "wool block" is common in angora rabbits and should be treated quickly. Sometimes they are shorn in the summer as the long fur can cause the rabbits to overheat.
Dumbo octopus
Also known as the "Grimpoteuthis", is a benthic mollusc found on the ocean floor at depths of 300-400 meters. Dumbo octopuses, which can grow to up to 20 centimeters, are soft-bodied or semi- gelatinous octopuses with a pair of fins located on their mantle and webbing between their arms. Grimpoteuthis swim by moving their fins, pulsing their webbed arms, pushing water through their funnel for jet propulsion, or all three at once. They can swim up off the bottom and hover a bit just above the seafloor looking for snails, worms, and other food.
Blobfish
The blobfish (Fathead, Psychrolutes marcidus) is a fish that inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of Australia and Tasmania. Due to the inaccessibility of its habitat, it is rarely seen by humans.
Blobfish are found at depths where the pressure is several dozens of times higher than at sea level, which would likely make gas bladders inefficient. To remain buoyant, the flesh of the blobfish is primarily a gelatinous mass with a density slightly less than water; this allows the fish to float above the sea floor without expending energy on swimming. The relative lack of muscle is not a disadvantage as it primarily swallows edible matter that floats by in front of it.
Blobfish don’t need muscles – they have a feeding strategy that consists of sitting and waiting for something edible to go by. As well as that, their jelly-like flesh is slightly lighter than water, so they don’t need to expend energy or scarce oxygen to stop themselves from sinking towards the sea floor. This low-density flesh is an alternative to a gas-filled swim bladder, a feature of many fish in less deep waters. However, at 800 metres deep the pressure is about 80 times higher than at sea level, so any gas would be too compressed to serve the purpose. Also in this photograph is a small red snailfish, another deep-water species with a jelly-like layer.
Emperor Tamarin
The Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator) is a tamarin allegedly named for its similarity with the German emperor Wilhelm II. The name was first intended as a joke, but has become the official scientific name.
This tamarin lives in the southwest Amazon Basin, in east Peru, north Bolivia and in the west Brazilian states of Acre and Amazonas.
The fur of the Emperor Tamarin is predominantly grey colored, with yellowish speckles on its chest. The hands and feet are black and the tail is brown. Outstanding is its long, white mustache, which extends to both sides beyond the shoulders. The animal reaches a length of 24 to 26 cm, plus a 35 cm long tail. It weighs approximately 300 to 400 g.
This primate inhabits tropical rain forests, living deep in the forest and also in open tree-covered areas. It is a diurnal animal, spending the majority of its days in the trees with quick, safe movements and broad jumps among the limbs.
The Emperor Tamarin lives together in groups of two to eight animals. The oldest female leads the group above several mature males. The mutual grooming plays an important role for bonding and socializing. The animals often associate themselves with other tamarins like the Brown-mantled Tamarin. It has various cries which help them to promptly recognize interlopers.
The diet of the Emperor Tamarin is similar to that of other tamarins. It is an omnivore, primarily eating fruits, insects and sap. It also eats bird eggs and small vertebrates (such as tree frogs). Due to its small weight it can reach food at the far end of branches, which are not accessible to heavier animals.
The Emperor Tamarin lives a polyandrous life, i.e. the mature female mates with all of the males of her harem. Gestation is 140 to 145 days, and births are typically twins (although triplets happen on occasion) as is typical of tamarins. All the males, father or not, help with the birth, care, and support the young, carrying them and bringing them to the mother to nurse. At approximately three months they are weaned, and towards end of the second year they are fully mature. Its life expectancy is over 15 years.
staff from wikipedia and etc.
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08/10/2007
Is this stuff all for real?
09/10/2007
Yeah some is true, positif about it. But the rest i don’t know.
09/10/2007
Now we have proof that God gets stoned.
10/10/2007
I’m disappointed to see no cuttlefish in this list. Now there is a pretty crazy creature… Check out the Nova special Kings of Camouflage which I think is on google video.
10/10/2007
Weirdest animals and creatures in the world Weird animals! (tags: animals pictures)
11/10/2007
i hate those animals they are GAY
18/10/2007
Son los animales mas extraordinarios y bellos que he visto
19/10/2007
those are the most gly and cute things i have ever seen!!!
21/10/2007
the blobfish makes me wanna throw up so hard
21/10/2007
HE wasn’t stoned. He simply has a great sence of humor
26/10/2007
the blob fish turns me on
28/10/2007
i want to suck on a blob fish like a titty
30/10/2007
i own an emporor tamarin
30/10/2007
I agree with the other guy of how he said that God just has a great sence of hummor. He is right yaknow, just look at us.. we walk on two legs and wear clothes for CRYING OUTLOUD!!! But Seriously whats with the blob fish? I mean how do they repopulate, it must be really wierd because first of all how does on of those fish tell the diff. between a dude or chick? What if the other guy is doing a dude and he thinks it is the hottest girl blob he has ever seen. Do ya catch my drift?
BIZZARE!!
Sincere, , , , , , , , , Super Nova.
31/10/2007
cool could you show the fastest animal
31/10/2007
U ppl r sick! Why don’t u just respect His creations? I’m sure he didn’t create Blobfish so that u could suck on them! They would b quite offended! And, I don’t think it’s right to own such a pet unless u take proper good care of it.
05/11/2007
these r gay just like nolands mom and dad!
05/11/2007
there all super weird
08/11/2007
there’s no question why they’re called weird animals…they’re so odd….
08/11/2007
they look like my friends!!!!so i called my friends weird too…
08/11/2007
i like the angora rabbit… it’s cuddly….
08/11/2007
what am i to say…..there ugly …….there i said something happy
11/11/2007
These animals are straight up nuts…they forgot a pangolin thats a nutty looking aniumal too
14/11/2007
get one picture of the recently extinct moa or all the giant animals like great bear and beaver
14/11/2007
that narwhale is awsome
14/11/2007
I was lucky to breed an axalotl from an egg accidently given to me from a pet shop (the egg was caught in some plants I had bought). It hatched and I am now the proud mother of a one year old White Albino female. I love axolotls and having had the opportunity to watch one of these beautiful endangered species develop through all of its growth stages to adulthood was an experience of a lifetime. Perhaps if more people could learn to love these strange creatures, and to properly care for them, these species and many more could be saved from extinction.
17/11/2007
Thanks for the interesting and educational post. I really enjoyed it (and other posts) and I’m sorry there are so many people that comment just to leave immature remarks.
17/11/2007
i cought a blobfish befor there the weirdest fish i cought in my life and its slimy!!!
18/11/2007
i love sucking dick
18/11/2007
the first blobfish i cought waz 193 lbs and 8 feet tall and 3 feet wide coolest thing ever a scuba diver, too i seen a dumbo octpus it was harmless and it was 70 feet long and 20 feet in with huge!!!!
im 10 years old and love fishing and scuba diving its cool
19/11/2007
Ohh -ohhh i saw a blobfish in yer mommas soup =]
19/11/2007
Me encanto el Red panda, el tarsier y el Emperor Tamarin, they are super cutes!, en general son animales extraordinarios algunos no muy lindos X_X pero creaciones de la naturaleza… deberian publicar mas amenudo animales extoicos, ya estos los conocia.
20/11/2007
those are weird animals and i liked the blobfish best!
20/11/2007
i need MORE weird creature!! it’s not enough!!
21/11/2007
mke binatang ni sume cam mmb aku…NIZAM…..
22/11/2007
i like dos animal they are so cool,and weird.hope you can find more cool animals like that.
bye
22/11/2007
blobfish live up my ass
23/11/2007
hey i don’t think it was nice of the author to include jews in this article
it’s great that mudkipz and pedobear are included though
26/11/2007
this is all fake u dumb people
26/11/2007
u guys suck and u should take this fake things out of here or im going 2 call the cops haha!! LOL
27/11/2007
just let the world be what it is people stop questioning and stop doubting.
27/11/2007
These are the most cutest most weirdest unreal things on earth!
28/11/2007
that red panda isnt’ ugly its the cutest thing on there, but that blobfish is ugly!!!
29/11/2007
Richard Loveday Language
11-29-07
How to be a Red Panda
1. Be a carnivore and a “small, cat like animal.
2. You have to be a skunk, a weasel, and a raccoon.
3. Your red color has to blend in with the trees in China.
4. You have to have an extra thumb to grip things.
5. You have to chill during the day and find food in the dusk and dawn.
6. You would have to dangle you legs as you are belly first on a limb of a tree.
7. You would have to walk on ice and snow without shoes.
8. You would curl up on a branch with your nose tucked under your hind limb and tail.
29/11/2007
These are the awesomeest animals in the world.
29/11/2007
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh red panda so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
29/11/2007
I think thoese animals are cool
29/11/2007
cool beens
29/11/2007
supper oober sweetniss
29/11/2007
yooooooo silly sickness
29/11/2007
yo that sweet monkey has a hugr snash
29/11/2007
i think the blobfish is soooooooooooo digusstinnggg
!!!!!!!!!!!!!
29/11/2007
I’m going to Mexico to get a Axolotl!!!!!!!!!
29/11/2007
30/11/2007
i love men!
30/11/2007
Awww…..the red panda is sooo cute!!!! I want to buy one!
02/12/2007
the red pandas not weird its cute as
03/12/2007
I agree the red panda beats all!!! lmao
03/12/2007
where do you get all this info about so many animals of the world. it’s great i love it all something i know nothing about. thanks alot
04/12/2007
cool site DUDE!
04/12/2007
this thing is so awesome and totally rad i wANT TO C more idk just something
04/12/2007
this is an awesome site. please get more pictures.
06/12/2007
uufff!!!
la vida nunca deja de sorprenderlo……….
sin duda es uno de los mejores blogs animales que e visto. pero queda penzar cuantos animales quedan por descubrir……….
07/12/2007
that red panda is s o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o cute
09/12/2007
that Axolotl is sooooooooooooooooo CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
09/12/2007
I caught a 700lb blobfish and 2,000lb axolotl in Mars once! (I also have bare balls!)
09/12/2007
o komondor nao é assim tao esquisito que se possa comparar ao Dumbo octopus…. E o panda vermelho tambem nao!!! mas o artigo esta muito bom
11/12/2007
[...] Din sutele de mii de vietati ce isi fac veacul pe aceeasi planeta cu niste inteligenti ca noi oamenii s-a format un top al celor mai ciudate 25 dintre ele. Uita-te atent… unele dintre ele seamana cu anumiti oameni… cunosc eu cativa : 25 Weirdest [VIA] [...]
12/12/2007
so cute….
12/12/2007
someone cute…
someone ugly…
some people gentle…
some people rough…
But I love your work.
12/12/2007
I think my favourite one is the ignora rabbit. I hate all the animals are weird.
I know another weird animal…. an El Chupacabra.
12/12/2007
ha…these are pretty awesome animals!….keep bringin on more!
13/12/2007
“i want to suck on a blob fish like a titty”
HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
13/12/2007
I think all of these little creatures are absolutely adorable! Especially cute are the blob fish and the Dumbo Octopus. Also, I think that a few of you need to grow up and learn that “u” is not a word, nor is “r.” The grammar and sentence structure of your comments is equally abhorrent. Grow up and learn to type (and comment) Intelligently.
14/12/2007
I guess Mother Nature was on her period and took it out on some poor little animals that or she got shit face drunk and created while she had her beer goggles on
16/12/2007
i think all of them are cute
17/12/2007
there’re horrible!!!!!!!
17/12/2007
hi
18/12/2007
What kind of name is “Dumbo Octupus?
No offense to the people who made it up!
The Aye Aye is sooooooo scary!!!!!!!!!!!!
18/12/2007
Hey eric alpacs are not fake neither are red pandas and im not dumb
18/12/2007
tham sum weerd muthafuckin endimels
19/12/2007
i think they r pretty cool cause god made them all of u ppl r mean to them wat if they looked at u and said’ ewww ugly ‘ you’d feel bad and u guys treated there lifes
20/12/2007
i like the rabbit it one , forgot its name , ITS AWESOME
merry xmas
21/12/2007
hi this is tierra some of yall animals are just to cute but some gots to go i love this website keep it up
21/12/2007
that rabbit would make a good 16 oz. sausage… none of that 12 oz. bull crap.
03/01/2008
that is so mean of you yo texan momma i absolutely adore bunnies and you should hope that none of them ever ever get killedified. you’re mean.
03/01/2008
moooooooooooooooooooooo! I’m a cow! quack quack! I’m a duck! bawk bawk! I’m a chicken! bark bark! I’m a puppy! meow meow! I’m a kitty!
03/01/2008
moooooooooooooooooooooo! I’m a cow! quack quack! I’m a duck! bawk bawk! I’m a chicken! bark bark! I’m a puppy! meow meow! I’m a kitty! gess wut?! I’m a psycho! That’s what my principal and mommy says. I love you!
03/01/2008
I agree with your momma and principal!!
07/01/2008
THEY ARE SWWWW WWWWWW WWWWWWW WWWWWWW EEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEETT TTT TTTTTTTTTTT TTT!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!
08/01/2008
thankz!!!!! u save me!!!!i just doing a homework about weird animalz!!!!!!!!!!!!
=)
08/01/2008
That was the wierdest thingy animals i have ever seen but that was so cool i am doing a project on one of the animals you should keep taking more of these extroadinary animals!
11/01/2008
i want them all!
12/01/2008
I think the proboscis monkey looks just like my coz hahhahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!! and by the way they are not weird they are just different!!!!!
13/01/2008
How can you guys be so mean and immature? What if someone called you “ugly” or “scary”? Plus,some of your your grammer is TERRIBLE! All animals are important, no matter how ugly or cute! Someone spent time and work on this and some of you insult him?! How rude!
18/01/2008
The aye-aye really isn’t that ugly…that pic is of a newborn baby…adults are actually kind of cute ( :
20/01/2008
My 6 year old loved these pictures. He loves learning about new and exciting animals! These are great!
24/01/2008
Lovely creatures. Nature is so marvellous… Please, keep them safe! Hugs from Spain.
28/01/2008
THese animals r awsome! i HEART THE RED PANDA!!!!!!!!!!!
29/01/2008
some of the weird aimal was so awesome, some of them were quiet weird, also sooooooooooooo furry, scary,discusting and funny. I also enjoy seeing them
29/01/2008
wow this is really kooool and weird at the same time
30/01/2008
those animals are awsome and some of them are cute! i love them all there koolio!
01/02/2008
wow that blobfish was so cool and ugly… but that axolotl was adorible!!!!!!!!!! uh so cute was that little pink armadillo to!
05/02/2008
The Star-nosed Mole, and the proboscis monkey are the weirdest ones!!
They look like they are from another planet!!!
06/02/2008
I keep several blobfish in the swimming pool in my backyard. One weighs 400lbs and the other tastes like a titty.
10/02/2008
uh….fuck this
11/02/2008
hello there.
I thought this site is really good. Altho i think the rabbit& dog should be shaved, it must be difficult for them to walk and do other things with all that hair on them. People should respect these creatures, there one of a kind, once there gone you cant get them back.
keep up the GOOD WORK; to who ever made is site& put there efforts towards it .
Peace out
12/02/2008
cooooooooooooooooooooolest website ever.wow!!!!
12/02/2008
coolest website wow!!!
12/02/2008
best ever had not been so impressed before
12/02/2008
hooo how creative was/is God!!!!! I had no IDEA they excisted! sooo weird things their reallly coool
12/02/2008
my dad says i look like a Tarsier but i dont rlly agree… is that a good compliment; im not sure?
12/02/2008
also this website is sickk!
13/02/2008
More Pictures
13/02/2008
??????? ???????! ????? ?????!
14/02/2008
wow…It’s wonderful
17/02/2008
I think those animals are really weird. I am only 9, so for 9 I’d say those animals are really weird. when that fluffy thing came up on the screen, I read it’s name, and then I said,”That’s a bunny?!”
17/02/2008
these are the strangest and ugliest things i’ve ever seen
18/02/2008
what the amazing animals.
i loved all the animals.
18/02/2008
Fanno veramente schifo questi animali ogni tanto mammano ke andavo avanti guardavo x terra di nn trovarmene…by Riry
18/02/2008
bleeeeeeee…nn ci posso credere sn disgustosi nn sapevo esistessero creature del genere…
18/02/2008
18 febbraio 2008
nn ci posso credere mi viene da vomitare mamma mia ragazzi che robe se vi conoscessi e vi vedrei tutti i giorni direike potreste ammazzarli questi animali o almeno controllare ke nn siano infetti da malattie gravi blee ke schifo…by sempre riry t.v.b. giovanni bustreo…ti amo
19/02/2008
Man I never thought I could see stuff like this. I was wrong. =] Kepp up the tight pictures.
21/02/2008
the pictures r dam cool r there ne more pictures what abt great sea serpents….?
22/02/2008
questi animali sono bellissimi…ma quante specie esistono?
24/02/2008
Wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like the blobfish,(i wouldn’t mind a dumbo octopus)! LOL
25/02/2008
il pesce blob è il mio preferito…
28/02/2008
IT IS A VERY GOOD WEBSITE…. ITS GOOD FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT ANIMALS…..PLEASE TRY TO GET INFORMATION OF MORE ANIMALS….
29/02/2008
Red Pandas are amazing.
02/03/2008
most are so cute the cutest are dumbo octopus and aye-aye and axolotl (there i said something nice) but blobfish are SO gross
03/03/2008
Those animals are so weird but I really think there should have been an Okapi on there.
04/03/2008
THIS WEBSITE ROCKS!YO
05/03/2008
Great line up of weird animals, but you may want to add the Serval to the list.
Great job.
13/03/2008
werid ahhhhhhhhhh
19/03/2008
They are neasty,but some are cute and sexy!!!! XOXOXOXO..!!!
20/03/2008
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! these r soooooooooooooooo CUTE! i LOVE them all! i desided to do a report about these little cutties too! they are irrisitable! DONT U JUST LOVE THEM?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
26/03/2008
hihihihihiihi these r sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOoooo C_U_T_E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ROFL
hey u so called “dic* girl” GET A LIFE u r sooo nasty to put that comment on here! I HATE U
26/03/2008
wow…these r the most screwed up but interestingly weird animals ever!
26/03/2008
u gotta add a pangolin they’re awesome
27/03/2008
bello il blob…
28/03/2008
oh…it’s wonderfullllll
ahahahahaha
i wat to buy the rubbit.i’t very fanny
ahahha
kiss
30/03/2008
q feos los animales uno c parec a klamardo jajajajajajajajajajajaja
31/03/2008
Sweet!!!! I never saw a thing like this before! Great article.
02/04/2008
Those are totally cool animals. They all fit perfectly into their environments and have probably been around longer than the human race will, the way we are wrecking the planet. Anyhow, we probably look even uglier to them. Think about what most people look like with their clothes off. BIG EEEWWWW!
03/04/2008
I love Aye-Ayes! I actually breed them in my home. I currently have 4 of them and they surprisingly get along.
06/04/2008
thier wierd
06/04/2008
i have all of them. i have a zoo. mike hancho does not know how to spell they’re. anyway, i thought i’d leave this comment to let you all know that the blobfish is not easy to take care of. it’s quite difficult, contrary to popular belief.
14/04/2008
so im sitting bored in my anatomy class and i somehow got to this site. I think eachone of the little turd balls is gorgeous in one way or another. i am especially attracted to the red panda, Emperor Tamarin, and sun bear. idk what it is about them but they are just so cute. well i would just like to commend whoever made this site because it is for all the bored science students at school who find something better to do during class.
14/04/2008
So as I was sitting in my schools libary attempting to do my class work i stumbled upon this website. I have to admit that each one of these animals are very unique and beautiful in their own way. Among all these animails i found that the Sun Bear and the Red Panda were the cutest and the Emperor Tamarin was the funniest. END.
14/04/2008
ohhh i want that blob fish to urinate all over my tits!!
16/04/2008
these are the uglest animals i ever seen ewwwwwwwwwwwww exept for the red panda
23/04/2008
this is not freaky enough we need more
28/05/2008
very impressive list, however i think a more comprehensive list would have included niggers and jews too.
30/05/2008
THE BLOB FISH ROCKS!!!!! GO TO GOOGLE AND TYPE IN STRANGE FISH TO DO A REPORT ON its so cool!!!
02/06/2008
Cool weird animals me likey the aye aye itsa weirdaaass
02/06/2008
If you dare to see the weirdest animal google jungle bunny; beware, they can jump high and run fast..
10/06/2008
This website is very interesting. I had no idea animals like that exisited. Mabey Ive been watching too much of the movie. “The Island Of Dr.Meour” With all the wierd human/animal. Its really a movie with disturbing human/animal genes put together.
14/06/2008
ke buffi ke sono questi animali nn pensavo ke esistessero creature csì buffe ihihihihihihihi a me nn fanno skifo anzi li trovo curiosi e sotto alcuni aspetti sn anke carini^^sn animalista nn faccio differenze tra animali x me sn tutti carini:D
14/06/2008
Io guaro molto i documentari su gli animali è posso confermare che il 90% di questa pagina è verità.Gli animali,strani che siano,sono molto più antichi di noi e non dobbiamo meravgliarci se un domani ne trovebbero degli altri.Avete mai visto il programma scientifico Super Quark trasmesso in Italia?Be varrebbe la pena darci un’occhiata… fidatevi che ce ne sono altrettanti fantastici,se non di più stravaganti.
15/06/2008
You guys are immature. The prinicipal and parents are right you gay freaks and the dudes w/ the blobfish (I sure hope you’re dudes) need to grow up and get a life
17/06/2008
that weird faced fish or whatever it is is the wierdest thing i have ever seen in my entire life! Now i will have bad dreams for a long time! wow
19/06/2008
take more exited picture
20/06/2008
certo che sono proprio strani ma alcuni sono bellissimi:-)
20/06/2008
the red panda is the cutest and most normal of them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
20/06/2008
the red panda ROCKS!!!!!!!!
21/06/2008
wow, i really got the hots for the blob fish, i wanna sloppy kiss it, i woder if i could find one and ask it out. mmmmm.
23/06/2008
The red panda is irresistible! Can I fondle him like a pet?
23/06/2008
i want to have sex with all these animals!!!
25/06/2008
very good animals…I want one of this animals!!!!!
25/06/2008
This animals are very weirdest !!!!!! I like very much the red panda and the narwhal … all are orribles !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by gigi 98
27/06/2008
i like killing cows, its so fun
27/06/2008
I vomited on the computer.
28/06/2008
how cute they are..
haha..ur a fantastic photographer
05/07/2008
sii.. che bruttiiiiiii… xò.. alcuni sono troppo cariniiiiii
06/07/2008
sono bellissimiiiiiiiiiii!tutte le creature della terra sono meravigliose perciò ogni animale per quanto strano e buffo possa essere merita rispetto e molta ammirazione.
07/07/2008
tra tutti preferisco bianca!!! ( e il red panda)
15/07/2008
sono tutti troppo strani, curiosi e billi!! almeno ho scoperto ke ci sono anche delle creature così diverse da quelle che siamo abituati a vedere!! ciao..
21/07/2008
Tanta fortuna!
21/07/2008
that was sooo funny i was pissin meself laughin
21/07/2008
this stuff is crazy!!! i promis this is not real
22/07/2008
xP, Most of them are true, the one that looks like a dog in a mop suit is funny, it should be at halloween. The mini octopus thing is pretty kewl. Blob fish is FREAKY!!!
24/07/2008
w0oo00oow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what!!!???????
they really are weird!!!!!!
as in l00k!!!!!,,
i cant believe their appearances,,.
they are unbelievable!!!!!!!!..,,
l0l^^,,,..hehehhe
24/07/2008
these creatures are so cool,how do you prononce the axoloti type thing? i love the sloths they are so amazingly awesome cretures. i think the blobfish are so so so amazingly GROSS!! how did they get these awesome pics? omg i think the red panda is so so so so CUTE!! i think the sloth is so so so so lazy and the rabbit is so wierd and really harry.
24/07/2008
Some are kinda scary to look at. truly weird!!!!
26/07/2008
i think these animals are awesome. we as human beings need to be more responsible, and take better care of this planet, its a damn shame that we have to make life tougher on those less privledged. we are monsters
27/07/2008
my son really like allthe view of the wierd animal specially the bunny and the monkey with mustache
27/07/2008
i would like to see alot of pictures of all funny hampsters pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee
29/07/2008
I can’t believe it!!!!!!!!Is this true or what???????
29/07/2008
Where did you get this animal??? Can you get more picture about the blobfish,please?I were very interesting with it.
01/08/2008
i rekon all these creatures r sooo cutee + i just got an axolotl a week or 2 ago and its name is pudge and its a boy. i luv da dumbo octupus can u put up some more pics of it?! thanx
01/08/2008
there all ugly the only one that is cute is the the bat!you people are so sick if you think there all cute!i can’t belive you people!
01/08/2008
yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
01/08/2008
I love the sun bear and that crab
but that blobfish is kind of weird
the angora rabbit is so cool its huge i mean how cool is that.
i mean i think all of these animals are intreasting i love them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
01/08/2008
that sun bear looks really lazy so is he?
02/08/2008
hellooooo!!!!! just poppin in 2 say hiiiiii!!!! my friend says da blobfish is rank! but da dumbo octupus is cutee! byebye! :D
04/08/2008
sono molto strani!!!(they’re very strange!!!)
sono anche buffi! (they’re funny too)
bye bye from ITALY
05/08/2008
sono un pò allucinanti ma carini <3
14/08/2008
Star-nosed Mole is so ugly, The Narwhal & red panda are soo cute!! oh and also the Xrta large bunny rabit!!
lol
XXXXXXXXX
15/08/2008
i have never seen so meny amazing animals in my life and so weird looking these animals are the coolest looking i have ever seen
16/08/2008
Veramente belloccio…se ne troverò mai uno te lo farò sapere
19/08/2008
omg all these animals are so cute except the fish with a face that’s all blobby. i want a lil mini rhino looking one and a monkey with a mustache
01/09/2008
why do they call them wierd animals, there the weiiiiirdest animals
01/09/2008
I love the tarsier. And Billy Bob you racist antisemite mid american scum! You should be caged in a zoo, cause you make this list with flying colors.
05/09/2008
hoe can somebody keep red panda on the list of weird animals ..they are so damn cute..even i have a red panda at home but its a stuffed toy.
05/09/2008
che checche che siete >.> pippe!
06/09/2008
orco dio che cazzo di animali che ci sono…
07/09/2008
my favorite is like TOTALLY the hagfish ! (= hahaa.
08/09/2008
ma io credo siano tutti straordinati XDXDXDXD NN SCHERZO MI PIACCIONO TANTO! sono semplicemente stupendi…uhuh
09/09/2008
i wanna anally penetrate the blob fish with my small weener and then get my wife to suck my weener clean hmm am gettin horny x
11/09/2008
my fav animal is the Komondor
11/09/2008
omg i wanna vomit when i see a blobfish
18/09/2008
thas nastyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
20/09/2008
KE FIGATA!!
22/09/2008
the war is bad!
22/09/2008
well pollution can do alot of things just like pres. bush said
we should learn about the internets
22/09/2008
blobfish have feelings too thats why we should pop them and spill their guts and eat them. KILL YOUR FOSTER PARENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
22/09/2008
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
22/09/2008
my eye kinda hurts i cant really hear very good and my lungs feel like their on fire when i breath so uh… KILL THE BLOBFISH!!!!!!!!
22/09/2008
i own a computer and i like to type about animals and stuff so here we go.
22/09/2008
jews rock sooooo hard!!! dradle dradle dradle!!!!
27/09/2008
i think that all of theese things are prettyy kewl and we are lucky to have a diffewrent variety of speccies on this earth thats wat makes our world interesting
27/09/2008
i want to put the blob fish in the microwave to get him warm and ass rape his slimey butthole…mmmmmm
28/09/2008
ma ke cosa gli hanno fatto, alcuni sono carini , ma altri fanno decisamente paura
29/09/2008
These images it very very interesting. The animals rappresented are very funny.
29/09/2008
wth? thats crazy!!
29/09/2008
WOW!!!
those are awesome and really weird!!
I live in Mexico and have seen some axolotls and they are so awesome!!!
29/09/2008
There all kinda scary, some are cute.
30/09/2008
im going bald!! or wait i just might get a wig oh well!
Ps. I love the pics so scaary!
02/10/2008
wierdalicious
02/10/2008
It scared the pants off me
02/10/2008
put more scary animals
02/10/2008
lame comments!!!
that’s some crazy stuff!!!!
i have never seen anything like it!!!
03/10/2008
hey this pictures are awesome!!! the cutest is the komondro
03/10/2008
and angora rabbit
04/10/2008
How striange?
Some I have never seen before
05/10/2008
the rabbit was hilarious and the blobfish was creepy…the anoloto looks cute smiling and everything else was cute too but the yeti crab and the hagfish were gross.
07/10/2008
sub7ana allah wa allaho akbar
07/10/2008
ahahahah LOL … very funny!!! but…are them all true? W ITALIA
08/10/2008
I like little boys……
08/10/2008
Are you missing your kitty……..??? WELL I HAVE HER
08/10/2008
That Blobfish reminds me of little boys weiners
09/10/2008
are you missing your kitty.
09/10/2008
good. . . . . . . .
09/10/2008
=))) Very interesting
15/10/2008
those animals are seriously much better looking than some people that i know!!!haha
17/10/2008
well I still have your kitty!!!
17/10/2008
Have you guys seen Chris Griffin?
18/10/2008
i don’t think that’s strange, but is also the power of our lord because he is the almighty and it is not impossible for her. he is ALLah Subhanahu Wata’ala.
18/10/2008
da ceuk abi mah memang aneh eta gambar2x di luhur teh ngan memang bener ayana da urang kudu weeeh percaya mah sabab teu aya nu mustahil mungguhing Allah mah kitu jang euy. sok ahh !!!!!!!!
22/10/2008
I had a great laugh looking at these pics.They were simply great.
22/10/2008
I had a great laugh looking at these pics.
24/10/2008
this was so gay an retarded and the owner of it is 2
24/10/2008
this was so gay an retarded and the owner of it is 2
27/10/2008
these are the funniest animals i have ever seen
27/10/2008
i love the blob fish it is like squidward
30/10/2008
Great post. You did a great job with the pics and info. Fasinating!
01/11/2008
fantastico!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
02/11/2008
veryy beautyyyy=)=)
02/11/2008
that shit is all gay shut the fuck up.
03/11/2008
i will eat that all yummy…
05/11/2008
i lkove the red panda its so adorable i want 1 when i get older to protect me.
05/11/2008
that frilled lizard look like its on crack
05/11/2008
i think the comondor dog has dreadlocks but its still cute
05/11/2008
that angora rabbit fat as fuck it needto stop eatin all those god damn carrots
06/11/2008
The person who left comment #259 really shows thier ignorance and immaturity with that comment. You obviously are no smarter than the blobfish. lol
07/11/2008
These are so cool!!!! THe blobfish looks like a pile of snot though!
08/11/2008
ahah bellissimo l’Alpaca….ihihihihi xD
11/11/2008
the first one is great!!!!
11/11/2008
it’s really incredible!!!!
11/11/2008
esta super bueno y entrtenido espero q sigan asi
13/11/2008
They are freaking looking animals but some are realy awesome looking and some are fat and ugly…lol
13/11/2008
Freakishly cool!!!! 8)
13/11/2008
Like WOW!!!! The blobfish is super human-lookalike LOL (laugh out loud)
14/11/2008
man this wierd animals look just like my family..
jajajjaja
an serious
16/11/2008
I too have sexual fantasies involving the blobfish and I having some intense oral sex and fucking it in the ass after I cover it in peanut butter….mmm
21/11/2008
HI,keep on praise!!!!!!!!!!!! my phone nnumber is 40728712345,I’m gay
23/11/2008
“Jorgie” you are GAY
24/11/2008
I love that red panda so im doing a report on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Put more facts!!!!!! :) xoxoxoxo
25/11/2008
those are WEIRD almost as weird as the girl next to me!!!!!!!!!!!!(she is like the The proboscis monkey) haha jk shes cool sorta
25/11/2008
fa veramente schiffo il pesce col nasone….puuuuuuuu
inece è troppo bello quel specie di pesce che sembra che sorride….
fine
26/11/2008
,,,this stuffs are incredible,,i never ever seen such animals like this!!!!!!,,,,
30/11/2008
b-rad i like ur thinkin maybe u should forget that blobfish and have sex with me instead lol
02/12/2008
Uhm.. Is there ANY proof that God created all these weird and wonderful animals? I don’t think there is. FACT : These animals evolve from same species or older species of themselves. Its so obv..
05/12/2008
all of these are weird to real some are real and most are not i dont belive you!!!
Plez tell us the truth tell us plz and i would like to now this becuse of wait i mo i cant tell you because this might become public!
any way u did not see a thing!?!
05/12/2008
omgaosh this tuff is soo funny and crazy i love it!!!haha!! especially the Dumbo Octopus!!!:)
05/12/2008
I think all of these animals are special in thier own little way. They are kind of just like our pet Fernny, he has two tails and one toe on each foot.
06/12/2008
io sono italiana e mi chiamo valeria a scuola molti mi prendono in giro. Secondo me non sono così brutti,mi fanno morire dal ridere
06/12/2008
sono valeria ,quella di prima,forza MILITO !
07/12/2008
awesome. i loved it.
09/12/2008
these animals are very unique and thats wat i like about them
10/12/2008
whats the diff between dude blobfish and chick, wheres the penis
13/12/2008
Did anybody realize that that’s not a picture of a star-nosed mole? that’s definitely another picture of a hagfish.
13/12/2008
are you sure this is all true?
14/12/2008
man whats wrong with komondors? and like that is sooo not a star nosed mole
15/12/2008
dude those animals are crazy looking o ya giggitty giggity alright
16/12/2008
WOW. some of these animals are way freaky I am doing my report on these animals (: I will add credits. Maybe the HAG FISH
17/12/2008
can I use these pictures for a school newspaper
17/12/2008
please email me saying so
19/12/2008
the sloth and the blob fish are the wierdest things ive eva seen
but still that rabbit FAT some of these arent so weird no wat im sayin bros
19/12/2008
sloths are lil bum scabs i hate em
19/12/2008
realy weird
21/12/2008
oh wow! these animals make me want to study rare and weird animals! i mean…the unknown is so intresting…there is so much that we dont know about yet!
23/12/2008
WTF IS THE BLOBFISH HAVE A PENIS OUT ITS MOUTH FOR?
27/12/2008
Its amazing how nature can give us such woderful creations. We should try to keep them alive.
28/12/2008
veramente bizzarri,ma allo stesso tempo affascinanti complimenti ai genitori
29/12/2008
we should try to keep their generations……..
04/01/2009
How do you take pictures of these amazing animals?
06/01/2009
I want to stick the proboscis nose in my ass. my blowfish gives me mad head every night.
06/01/2009
there is some cool animals there.
good job:)
07/01/2009
Those are the cutest animals i have ever seen…I love them!
haha
08/01/2009
a parte due o al massimo tre sono carini. Gli altri sono a dir poco mostruosi!
08/01/2009
I’m in love with the red panda.
i want one!(:
10/01/2009
the blobfish is very gooey and slimy!
17/01/2009
i think that is pretty cool and all ur mommas spend the night in my pants
18/01/2009
dio munto…fa ssschifo, madonna scimitarra
21/01/2009
it’s very funny!!!!!
the animals in this photos is very pretty!!!!
i love animals!!!!!!
21/01/2009
cerco amici di tutte le età!!!!
wanted friend something age!!!!
24/01/2009
wow! some of these dont even look real! haha
25/01/2009
W la fantasia bizzarra e intelligente della Natura
25/01/2009
The so-called star nosed mole pic is a fake – there is a real animal called a star-nosed mole, and it is bizarre, but this pic is from a sci-fi movie. All the other animals are real.
26/01/2009
i think u guys should all just do each animal a big favor and stop commenting them. JERKS i like the panda
27/01/2009
my friend Maddy is amazing
02/02/2009
thoose r all cute except for the blobfish and i agree with the girl who said that wat is with the dog……my faviorte one was the red panda that kinda looked like a fox……[LOL]
<3<3<3<3<3
03/02/2009
that saki monkey is freakin ugly…
heyy but that aye aye animal looks like myy friend !!!!!
03/02/2009
I’m surprised they don’t have a pangolin on the page.
04/02/2009
I think there cool! The blobfish is really grose though! Great homework subject
05/02/2009
uau…..spumeggiante…..sono veramente strani….aoooo ma sei popio strano…..
06/02/2009
Hey nice collection
i liked it very much
06/02/2009
there are too many comments. I wish the people who commented before me had learned to write or had not commented at all. I really don’t care if there are any mistakes in mine so don’t comment on that. Right now I’m just trying to fill up space to annoy people like me who think people spent too much time commenting on other people.
PS apparently Simon likes men.
08/02/2009
to all of u immature people, SHUT THE DUCK UP AND GO COMMENT ON YOUTUBE OR EDIT WIKIPEDIA INSTEAD OF BEING SO IDIOTIC!!!!!!! also 2 “Emma” who submitted comment #283, who do u think created those older animals that these animals came from and are related 2, idiot. do u really not no about the process of evolution??? STOP TRYING 2 B SMART!!! ur just makin me mad
08/02/2009
go play w/ Mr. Herbert
08/02/2009
also i loved the website! please add a long-eared jerboa. they r sooooooooo cute!!!!! that is also not a very good pic of a star-nosed mole. they look much different in real life. just leaving some constuctive critisism. thanx
11/02/2009
cool
12/02/2009
This is to the moron from comment #330. Maybe she doesn’t believe in Creationism? HUH IDIOT? And before you go calling people names such as idiot, learn to spell “do u really not no about” What the He*L is that? You must be a bible humping retard to get pissed off because someone says there is no proof of god making these animals. The fact is there is no proof of it. In fact there is no proof that these animals even truly did evolve from other animals. For all we know they could just have been like that. It’s called speculation for a reason
12/02/2009
these animals rock but the first few are a little weird but are so cute. i feel so back for them for the bad things that are happening to the earth.
14/02/2009
i have a dumb octopus in my bed
15/02/2009
the red panda is ma favorite animal noone shall steal it oh and by the way try to get a picture of the dickmonster om here also eric if you are lookink this stuff is real you retard
15/02/2009
how long does it take to get things moderated on here?
15/02/2009
oh yeah oh yeah touch me there mr.poo
15/02/2009
oooooooooooooooo ur a durty lil girl mrs.poo
16/02/2009
ÜberÜber Leet Roflbmhitwlmao
16/02/2009
wow i think different types of animals mated with each other like the RED PANDA its parents were probably a PANDA and FOX.
17/02/2009
to “Mike who wrote comment # 334. ummm… have u never heard of txt tlk??? or shorthand??? if u look at most of the comments, they r written just like mine. stupid. and also, look at the comments submitted after #330. i waz giving Emma a taste of her own medicine. besides, ur a hypocrite. ur the 1 who said i should think b-4 i write something. well, did u think??? mayb im not cristian idiot, mayB im muslim or buhdist. moron. is there any proof that god didnt create these animals??? didnt think so. yes, and since it is speculation, i can beleive or speculate what i like. u r the true moron. i never stated a specific animal that waz related or came from another 1, stupid. B-sides, i never meant 2 hurt any1’s feelings but i suppose i offended u so im sorry. next time ill think b4 i type. but u r deffinatley an /\ss, so i dont feel so bad, but i guess i waz a little bit of 1, also, so w/e
17/02/2009
were even i suppose
17/02/2009
im sorry 2 every 1 i offended. but Emma u really should have also thought about wat u wrote. i waz tired and mad cuz this drunk person ran over my dog and wouldnt pay the vet bill. srry if it doesnt sound real or if it sounds like i made it up, but it happened
18/02/2009
hello…I am italian…i dont speak bene inglish…this animals are fantastik!!!helloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
22/02/2009
Daaam!!!!!!!!!!! those are weird
23/02/2009
i think the blob fish is really cool plus scary
24/02/2009
that is da most wierdest thing i ever damn wat the fuck is this
25/02/2009
love the angora rabbit so cute and hairy…… and the red panda had a very funny clown face ,me and my friend had laugh to the ground but it was still cute lol!!!
25/02/2009
i like animals
26/02/2009
the blob fish turns me o i want to suck it luck a titty
27/02/2009
you suck dick in every form posible
02/03/2009
i love the dumbo octpos,axoloti and alpaca.the red panda,komonder and pygmy marmosets are so cute.i love animals!
02/03/2009
this is werid but it gave me one heck of a kick ass science project =] this is somecool stuff
05/03/2009
these pics are gross the onlyone i thought was cute was the red panda!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
05/03/2009
Hello!? Sun Bear is cute as f*ck! Great list, and yes…They’re all real!
11/03/2009
i almost vomitted!!!thats really wierdo
22/03/2009
que buena pajina me gustan los animales exoticos habra alguna pajina en español…
02/04/2009
allllllllllllllll of the animals were pretty cool
02/04/2009
uh wow i guss
02/04/2009
lets get like…..500 comments that would be really cool and this website would be like really cool
.P.S. im only 8 years old i swear im only 8 i swear to god
02/04/2009
hey you no what beacause idkw i mean ………. you no …………. like …….. a ………… uh ………. eh …………. partayyyyy oo!o!o!111ooo!O !O!O!O!O!O!O!O!O!OUI @hweiu2yduoywtvu3t 8754
07/04/2009
oh my god none of them look weird thats just how they are made and born to live none of gods creatures are ugly or weird they are beautiful in there own way.
p.s. LET AUSTIN BE WEIRD!
14/04/2009
QUESTI ANIMALI SONO TALMENTE BELLI, SIMPATICI E NORMALI CHE ME LI SPOSEREI TUTTI MA SOLO QUANDO SARÒ NELLA TOMBA!!!!
14/06/2009
sono bellissimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
22/06/2009
Very nice… Im amazed… beautiful world we live in… seriously, there are very stupid people on the internet… it also amazes me….
congrats on the page…
22/06/2009
My opinion is that humans are the most weirdest, strangest and profound animals in this world. Who agrees??
25/06/2009
The Sun Bear is the best of all.
30/06/2009
kylie is stupid