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25 Bizarre Creepy Creatures You Wont Believe Exist!

Unreal Animals Look Like They Don't Belong Here

By Peter Pizagalli

Published 11 years ago

Unreal Animals Look Like They Don't Belong Here

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The naked mole rat also known as the sand puppy, is a burrowing rodent native to parts of East Africa. Their large, protruding teeth and sealed lips are used to dig while preventing soil from filling their mouths.

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Tufted deer, officially Elaphodus cephalophus, is a small species of deer characterized by a prominent tuft of black hair on its forehead and fang-like canines for the males.

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Red-lipped batfish-This unreal-looking little fish species can be found around the Galapagos Islands at depths of 100 feet 30.480M or more. Batfish are not good swimmers

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This unreal looking moth species was identified in 2009 by Dr. Arthur Anker of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in the Gran Sabana region of Venezuela.

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Striated frogfish-This small fish, just about 8 9 inches 20.32 to 22.86 Centimeters long, has the capacity to change coloration and pigment pattern. The first dorsal spine of the frogfish tips forward and is used as fishing rod.

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Ground pangonil-This odd mammal, native to Africa, is covered with extremely hard scales. When threatened, it will usually roll up into a ball thus protecting its vulnerable belly. Capable of walking on two legs

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Dugong-This large marine mammal is one of four living species of the order Sirenia and is the only strictly marine herbivorous mammal manatees use fresh water to some degree.

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Pink fairy armadillo-This funny creature also known as pichiciego is the smallest species of armadillo mammals of the family Dasypodidae, mostly known for having a bony armor shell. Endemic to central Argentina.

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Cantor's giant soft-shell turtle-This freshwater turtle can be easily identified by its smooth, olive-colored carapace. With up to 6 feet in length, the turtle spends 95 of its life buried and motionless with only its eyes and mouth protruding from the sand.

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Boxer crab-These little crabs from the family Xanthidae are notable for their mutualism with sea anemones, which they hold in their claws for defense.

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The tube-nosed fruit bat Nyctimene was recently uncovered in the Muller Range mountains, Papua New Guinea. The furry creature gets its name from its distinctive mustard-yellow nose with tubular nostrils.

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The thorny dragon or thorny devil Australian lizard that grows up to 8 inches 20.32 centimeters and live for up to 20 years. The thorny dragon is covered in hard, sharp spines that protects them from predators.

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Yetti crab-The official name of this strange crustacean is Kiwa hirsuta. This decapod, which is approximately 6 inches long 15.24 centimeters, is notable for the quantity of silky blond hair covering its pereiopods.

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Abyssinian ground hornbill northern grand hornbill is an African bird found north of the equator. The male has a red throat pouch and the female has a blue throat pouch.

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The flesh of the Blobfish is 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

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Star-nosed mole is a small mole found in wet low areas of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States. This little creature is easily identified by the 11 pairs of pink fleshy appendages ringing its snout.

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Sometimes called a living fossil, the goblin shark is usually between 10 and 13 feet 100.58mlong when mature but since it lives at depths of 330 feet and more, it does not pose any danger

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Panda ants are not ants but wasps These insects have a nasty sting that is excruciatingly painful. This is why they are also called cow-killers, since they are capable of knocking out animals

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Mantis shrimps have powerful claws that they use to attack and kill prey by spearing, stunning, or dismemberment. When kept in captivity, some larger species are capable of breaking through aquarium glass with a single strike

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The Irrawaddy dolphin is a euryhaline species of oceanic dolphinSoutheast Asia. An Adult can exceed 290 pounds 131kg and can reach lengths of of up to 7.5 feet 2.2860 M.

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Wolf fish-ferocious-looking fish can reach lengths of up to 39 inches 99.06 centimeters and weigh as much as 90 pounds 40Kg. Found in the tropical climate of Suriname

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Commonly known as the sea swallow, blue dragon or blue angel the Glaucus atlanticus, is actually a type of small-sized blue sea slug.

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Scotoplanes-Commonly known as sea pigs, these little deep sea animals live on ocean bottoms, typically at depths of over 0.6 miles 0.965 Kilometers. Scotoplanes

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Apart from its frightening appearance, the Aye aye is famous for its unusual method of finding food. It taps on trees to find grubs, gnaws holes in the wood

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Lion's mane jellyfish-Also known as hair jelly, officially Cyanea capillata, it is the biggest known species of jellyfish in the world. The largest recorded specimen washed up on the shore of Massachusetts Bay in 1870

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