ANIMALS THAT MOTHER NATURE WAS N0T SYMPATHETIC TO
Added on: 26th Oct 2015
MUSK DEER
Also known as a sabre-toothed deer, the musk deer looks like a
cross between a deer and a big cat. Native to the mountains and
forests of southern Asia, these mammals are easily recognizable by
their exposed enlarged upper canines used in mating disputes.
HONDURAN WHITE BAT
If you think a bat cannot be cute and fluffy, you have probably never
seen the Honduran white bat. With its snow white fur and yellow
nose and ears, this tiny mammal looks like a cross between a mouse
and a marshmallow.
BEARDED SAKI
After the proboscis monkey and the Celebes crested macaque, here
comes the most ridiculously looking monkey ever. A bearded
monkey is funny enough as it is but the bearded saki, a small primate
native to South America, has – apart from the heavy beard – a very
unusually shaped head, strikingly resembling a human butt.
MANTIS SHRIMP
Known for its enormously powerful claws, the mantis shrimp is an
otherworldly-looking marine crustacean. Its weird body shape, striking
coloration and giant, insect-like eyes make the mantis shrimp one of the
weirdest animals living on the sea floor.
BIRD'S DROPPING SPIDER
For many animal species, the ability of camouflage is vital. Some
animals can mimic grass, others can look like tree barks, etc. And what
does the bird dropping spider mimic? Yes, you are right. This little
Australian spider pretends to be a bird´s excrement because
predators don’t eat faeces.
HOODED SEAL
Found only in North Atlantic, the hooded seal is a large, typically
silver-grey seal known for its uniquely elastic red nasal cavity also
referred to as the hood. Males use the hood to create bizarre acoustic
signals which they produce by shaking their heads.
CHRISTMAS TREE WORM
If you thought the only thing missing here was an animal that looks
like a Christmas tree, well here it is. Scientifically known as
Spirobranchus Giganteus, the Christmas tree worm, is a colourful
tube-building polychaete worm distributed throughout the world’s
tropical oceans.
PLATYPUS
When it comes to crossing different animal species, nothing
beats the platypus. This egg-laying, duck-billed, beaver-tailed,
otter-footed mammal once baffled naturalists so much that some
of them even thought this animal was a hoax.
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