Today, our list includes some of the most unusual, little-known, and outright abnormal animals from across the animal kingdom. These creatures are notable for their weird behaviours, attitudes, looks, and lots more that distinguish them from other animals.
1. Axolotl
The Axolotl, otherwise known as the ‘Mexican Walking Fish’, isn’t a fish; it’s an amphibian. The branches that extend from the side of its head are its gills.
2. Aye-Aye
The Aye-Aye is the world’s largest nocturnal primate. It has rodent-like teeth that grow perpetually, and a special middle finger that is long, thin and skeletal in appearance.
3. Bald Uakari
The Bald Uakari is also pronounced as ‘Wakari’. It is a small monkey found in the Amazon basin with a long ginger shaggy coat, and a hairless head and face which is coloured bright red.
4. Blue-Tongued Skink
They are lizards, and the aptly named Blue-Tongued Skink. They contain some of the largest members of the skink family. Their blue tongue helps scare off potential predators as a bluff warning.
5. Colugo (Flying Lemur)
The colugo is a tree-dwelling gliding mammal found in Southeast Asia. While they are known as flying lemurs, they are not lemurs, and they also can’t fly, but instead they glide.
6. Dementor Wasp
This is a species of cockroach wasp native to Thailand. Dementor Wasp prey on cockroaches by injecting venom into their head, which turns them into a zombie that walks into the wasp’s nest.
7. Egg-Eating Snake
Dasypeltis is the largest genus of egg-eating snakes. They have evolved to live exclusively on birds’ eggs and have adapted to live in locations with lots of birds to feed their egg-craving.
8. Fossa
The Fossa is a strange cat-dog-mongoose-like carnivorous mammal that is native to Madagascar.
9. Fried Egg Jellyfish
Fried egg jellyfish are free-swimming ocean animals with bright yellow domes and trailing tentacles. Also known as egg-yolk jellyfish, they have bodies made from a jelly-like substance.
10. Gerenuk
The gerenuk is one of the lesser-known antelope species that have unusually long necks and are known as the giraffe gazelle.
11. Gharial
The gharial is one of two crocodilians from the Gavialidae family that is known for its narrow, elongated snout and sharp, interlocking teeth. Both Gharial and Crocodile share some similarities.
12. Helmeted Hornbill
The Helmeted hornbill is a large bird from Southeast Asia that has a solid casque or ‘helmet’ on their beak and a unique call with a burst of maniacal laughter. Sadly, they are endangered due to poachers.
13. Irrawaddy Dolphin
These dolphins have rounded heads with short snub noses and live in small populations throughout parts of Southeast Asia.
14. Japanese Spider Crab
The Japanese spider crab is a giant crustacean that can grow up to 12.5 feet and is most commonly found on the Pacific side of Japan.
15. Markhor
The Markhor is a large wild goat which is found in the mountains of Asia and has majestic corkscrew-shaped horns and a long beard.
