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The world is full of strange and unusual creatures. But, unfortunately, not everyone had a chance to look at them - these animals are extremely rare. For one reason or another, the species either dies out or is poorly adapted to environmental conditions. But while all these individuals that excite the imagination exist, it is worth taking this chance and looking at the rarest and most unusual creatures at least in a photograph - however, in many cases it is better not to meet these animals in wildlife.
Weird and Wonderful Animals:
Photo: The Last Survivors
The slattooth is an insectivorous mammal. They look like rats on high legs. The tail is bare and scaly. For insectivores, these animals are quite large: from 28 to 32 in length, together with the tail, their dimensions can reach values of about half a meter. In addition to their unusual appearance, the open teeth are also one of the few poisonous species of mammals. But, ironically, these animals do not have resistance to their own poison, so even an accidental light bite of their relative can kill this creature.
photo: Penny Hyde
Outwardly, this animal resembles a hyena, although, contrary to its name, it looks more like a large fox with thin, long legs. Nevertheless, this species is not a close relative of foxes, this can also be seen by the absence of fox vertical pupils.
photo: Thomas Retterath
This charming animal received the poetic name African civet. As can be understood from the name of the species, these animals live in Africa, from Somalia to Senegal. The civet has one charming ability, which every domestic cat also has: when excited, the civet rears up its long and thick hair, which makes it seem much larger and more intimidating.
photo: CI_Singapore
Prochidna is an egg-laying mammal of the echidna family. This is a rather large creature, reaching 80 cm in length (not including their pretty 5-7 cm tail), and weighing about 10 kg. This species is very reminiscent of the familiar echidna, but the paws of the prochidna are longer, and the claws are much sharper and longer.
photo: Neil Morris
The capybara is considered to be the largest living rodent. The capybara resembles a huge guinea pig with a large head, however, it differs a little in its liking. A favorite pastime of the capybara is lazy rolling from side to side, lying in the sun, and nibbling something nutritious.
photo: Pamela Schreckengost
- a representative of the order of placental mammals. This beast looks quite specific: its entire body is covered with large diamond-shaped plates. These scales are mobile, so that when moving, the pangolin resembles an unusual natural transformer. These plates have a protective value, but they are also erased from time to time, but in this case they are immediately replaced with new ones, so that the number of scales in a pangolin always remains unchanged.
"Infernal Vampire" is a mollusk. Although this sea monster strongly resembles an octopus or even a squid, these creatures were nevertheless singled out in a separate order on a number of grounds. Scientists know very little about the "hellish vampire" - all the information that is available about him is collected from random encounters with sailors and marine researchers. When trying to catch and place the animal under observation, only its defensive abilities were observed. So the "hellish vampire" remains another mystery of the deep oceans.
photo: Rico Leffanta
Aardvark, also known in Africa as the aardvark. In Russian, this means "earth pig", although the face of the creature is more like a kangaroo, but its ears are very similar in structure to those of a hare. But, nevertheless, the animal has a massive and strong tail, which has an obvious resemblance to the tail of the Australian kangaroo.
photo: Paul Williams
The Japanese salamander would not stand out too much against the background of the general diversity of amphibians, if not for its incredible size. It is also called gigantic. To date, this species has the proud status of the largest amphibian on Earth. Its length can reach 160 cm, and weight up to 180 kg. But not only the size of this creature is incredibly large - this tailed animal is able to live up to 150 years, although the maximum recorded age of a giant salamander is only 55 years, which, however, is also very unusual.
Sulawesian Bear Couscous
The Sulawesi Bear Couscous is a possum-like marsupial. These animals live in tropical forests. The beast has a long, hairless tail, which is almost half the length of the couscous itself. Such a tail serves as a fifth paw, performing both a grasping function and helping to move through the dense rainforest.
photo: Joachim S. Müller
Galago is a funny "unknown little animal". Its large fluffy tail is compared to a squirrel's. And grace and flexibility clearly reflect his feline trait. This animal is incredibly dexterous and cunning. Many even compare him to a kangaroo, although his cunning and curiosity are reminiscent of monkey habits, and his laziness and love for long sleep causes strong associations with a sloth.
photo: The-resa
- the size of this incredible fish can reach about three meters or more, and weigh about one and a half tons. The body of the fish is round in shape, and the color is usually light. Adults swim on their side, slowly moving their fins. This fish is completely unique in its appearance and parameters. It is thanks to its size, shape and color that it received such a funny name.
photo: Lyalka
Although many are familiar with the pictures in textbooks and encyclopedias, this is a very unusual representative of the crocodile family. As the gharial matures, the muzzle of the gharial stretches more and more and becomes narrower. As a result, his jaws resemble two saws, closing with each other.
photo: Matt
Fossa, so similar to the cougar, unfortunately, is the only representative of its kind. In addition, it is the largest predatory mammal that lives on the island of Madagascar. Fossa is also called the Madagascar lion, and for good reason: the ancestors of fossa reached truly colossal proportions. This large cat looks like a puma, has a massive body and not too long legs. Now the size of the fossa reaches an average of 65-70 cm.
photo:JJ-Merry
The palm thief got its name from the fact that coconuts, which are known to hang from the very tops of tall palm trees, are the main food of palm thieves. Previously, it was believed that these crayfish could split a whole coconut with their claws, but later it turned out that this was not the case: the palm thief can only eat already split nuts. In addition, these pranksters love to play pranks in coastal cities, hiding in a trash can, eating up what people so generously pour into the trash, not suspecting that this is all they are waiting for in the tank. By the way, this species is really not small: it reaches 32 cm in size and weighs a lock of 3-4 kg - like a small domestic cat.
photo:George Tiew
The mudskipper is an amazing fish that many read to amphibians. Mudskippers settle in places where more salty water meets fresh water, as well as in tidal zones. These extraordinary fish can sometimes jump onto land, and sometimes some of them are simply carried along with the silt during the high tide season.
Belttail
photo: Mickaël Leger
Belttail - As a rule, lives in the rocky regions of Africa, and this species is also noticed in Madagascar. The entire body of the girdletail is covered with rigid plates - its body resembles the body of the pangolin, which was written about above, however, the girdletail is much more flexible and is able to curl up into a ring and thus quickly hide in an unknown direction if it senses danger.
Photo: Russell Docksteader
Guydak is a strange gastropod mollusk, which can reach a weight of up to one and a half kg. Guydak has a thin, fragile shell, from which its “leg” sticks out, which is three times stronger and larger than its own shell.
Photo: Luckybon
The star-bearer is a creature that is extremely reminiscent of a mole, but with a very strange, unlike anything, muzzle. This mammal is indeed from the mole family. And, as it was noted, this species differs from other representatives in its unusual stigma in the form of a star of 22 moving rays.
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The animal world of our planet is rich and diverse. Some representatives of the fauna have such an unusual appearance that sometimes it seems that they cannot exist in reality. However, nature is a real magician, and everything is possible in it.
Their distinguishing feature is the complete transparency of the skin, through which all internal organs are perfectly visible, up to the eggs in pregnant females. These amazing animals are found in the tropical forests of South America, in the Amazon and in Brazil. There are several varieties of glass frogs, most of which do not exceed 2-3 cm in length. The color includes all shades of green: from yellowish to dark olive.
In most species, the muscles are as transparent as the skin, but the bones are green in color. They live on the banks of fast-flowing streams and waterfalls, but at the same time they spend most of their life on land, among the leaves of trees. The eggs are laid on branches hanging over the water to protect them from predators. Males guard the clutch on a par with females, maintaining its moisture and removing diseased larvae. 
This unique artiodactyl is the only representative of its kind. Outwardly, it looks more like a horse, but genetically it is rather a distant relative of giraffes. The only place on the planet where okapis live is the rainforests of the Congo. But due to the fact that there are endless military conflicts in the country, there is no way to establish a reliable number of these fearful and secretive animals in the wild. 
The color of the okapi is very unusual. The body and neck are brown with a reddish tinge, and the legs are striped, exactly like a zebra. The length of the okapi's tongue allows it to lick its own eyes with ease. Okapis feed on tree leaves, as well as grass and fruits, just like giraffes. 
This species is the most unusual of all the crocodiles living today. The main external difference is a very thin elongated muzzle, the ratio of length to width of which is 5:1. Thanks to this shape of the jaws, it is easier for the gharial to hunt fish, since water resistance is reduced. Fish is the main food of the gharial. Gharials live in deep-sea reservoirs with strong currents and muddy creeks, leaving the land only to lay eggs or keep warm, the rest of the time they live in the water. On land, they move by crawling, because they cannot lift the weight of their body from the ground. They live mainly in the northern part of the Hindustan peninsula. 
This unusual animal is one of the largest crocodiles, the average length of a male is about 5 m. Unlike ordinary species of crocodiles, which need strong and strong teeth to eat mammals, gharial teeth are slanted, oblong and thin, allowing you to tightly hold the fish. Their number exceeds 100, which is more than that of an ordinary crocodile. The gharial is considered a rare animal species, listed in the Red Book and considered sacred in India and Nepal. 
This unusual mammal is a relative of the anteater and armadillo. The length with the tail is up to 1.5 m, and they weigh up to 27 kg. The entire body, except for the muzzle and abdomen, is covered with horny scales resembling tiled masonry. The edges of the scales are sharp, wear out over time, and the scales are replaced. But the number of scales themselves never changes. Pangolin scales are not genetically related to the keratinized tissues of reptiles. Pangolins have a gray-brown color. The tongue reaches a length of 40 cm, and the muscles that set it in motion are so long that they reach the pelvis. There are several varieties of pangolins, some of which live in Africa, and the second part - in southeast Asia. 
These are nocturnal animals that live on the ground or in the canopy of rainforest trees. They spend their daytime in underground burrows. Pangolins are very slow, they can stand on their hind legs like a kangaroo, and in a dangerous situation they curl up into a tight ball, which can only be unfolded by a large predator, such as a leopard. Pangolins can hardly see or hear, but they have an excellent sense of smell. The diet of pangolins consists of termites and ants, which are attracted to the sweet smell of the saliva of these unusual animals. Pangolins are on the verge of extinction, their meat is edible, it is especially popular with the Bushmen. And healers believe that pangolin scales have healing properties. 
This is the only tapir that lives in Asia. It is most common on the island of Sumatra, in Thailand and Malaysia. A characteristic external feature is the presence of a white spot (saddle) on the back and sides against the black or brown color of the rest of the tapir's body. This color helps to confuse the predator in the dark, hiding the silhouette of this unusual animal. 
This is the largest species of tapir, with an average weight of 300 kg. Tapir is a nocturnal animal that lives in the depths of rainforests near water bodies and other sources of moisture. They feed mainly on young grass. 
The number of black-backed tapirs is constantly decreasing due to active deforestation.
Today I decided to write about the most unusual animals on our planet. As it turned out, there are quite a few of them, I didn’t even suspect about many of them before. I'll start my post with Zvezdnos:
An unusual mole that feeds on insects. The fleshy nose with 22 pink tentacles gives it originality.
swooning goats
In Tennessee, breeders have bred a breed of goats that, in emergency situations, fall into a stupor. This is due to a rare genetic disease - in stressful situations, animals experience complete muscle paralysis, since it is impossible to stand in this state, they fall on their side or back. In this case, the goats are fully conscious. Situations in which a fainting goat can lose "feelings": a threat to life, a large amount of favorite grain and a charming member of the opposite sex.
angora rabbit
One of the most ancient breeds of rabbits, and the most fluffy.
Ai-ai or Rukonozhka
Lives in Madagascar. Despite the fact that it resembles a rodent, it belongs to the suborder of semi-monkeys.
Pacu fish
A relative of piranhas. Gained fame thanks to human teeth. The basis of the diet of fish is plants and nuts, however, there are legends about biting off male testicles.
giant isopod
It looks like a huge woodlice, lives under water at a depth of 170-2000 meters. In length it can reach up to 37 cm with a weight of 1.7 kg.
snakehead
The fish differs not only in appearance, but in bad character. She devours all the fish in the pond, not excluding her offspring. But that's not all - when everything in the reservoir is eaten, the fish moves to land - in search of a suitable victim, the fish can stay on the ground for up to three days. There have been cases of attacks on people.
Saigas have lived on earth since the time of mammoths and saber-toothed tigers, these are one of the most ancient mammals.
Grimpoteuthys or Dumbo Octopus
The deepest octopus. Can live at a depth of 4900 meters. Personally, it looks like Pikachu to me.
Red-lipped damselfish
The inhabitants of the Galapagos Islands mostly move along the bottom, instead of swimming. Received wide popularity thanks to so defiant "make-up".
maned wolf
It can be found in South America. Unusual long legs have developed as a result of evolution, so the animal better overcomes the tall grass that grows on the plains.
hellish vampire
The only cephalopod that can live at a depth of a thousand meters.
Japanese giant salamander
The largest amphibian. It can grow up to 160 cm in length and reach a weight of up to 180 kg. Life expectancy - up to 150 years.
bearded pig
There are three types of bearded pig: curly bearded pig, Bornean bearded pig and Palawan bearded pig.
Sumatran rhinos
Odd-toed animals from the rhinoceros family. The smallest members of their family.
Forest Giraffe or Okapi
A bizarre animal resembling a zebra horse. Found only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The female bears cubs for as much as 450 days!
palm thief
Ten-legged crayfish, got its nickname because of the addiction to coconuts. They can grow up to 40 cm in length with a weight of 4 kg.
mudskipper
Jumpers inhabit mangrove forests and tropical coasts. Not only do they feel great on the ground, they also know how to climb trees. They jump high to attract partners.
Tibetan fox
One of the smallest of its kind, the fox's head looks square due to its thick fur.
Mouse Deer Kanchili
The smallest representative of artiodactyls. The size of an adult mouse deer is 44-45 cm. Life expectancy is 12 years.
Almost all children love encyclopedias about animals, they easily remember information about the habits of exotic animals, they can show a point on the map where unusual animals live. So they enrich their horizons with truly broad biological knowledge. Over time, this interest subsides, but the natural world is still amazing and diverse. So, at any age you can get carried away with a story called "in the world of animals." It can be argued that you have not only never seen some of the heroes of this article, but you did not even suspect that such specimens are found in nature. And these are not just birds of outlandish colors or terrible insects, meeting which you can lose consciousness just from the sight, among the unique animals of our planet are the cutest primates, dolphins with long “noses” and just gothic crocodiles. And if you hunt these animals, then only with the prefix “photo”.
So, a selection - The most interesting animals in the world
nosach
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. nosach
This beast is not completely inglorious: it is very photogenic, because it has a really significant advantage - its remarkable nose. Such a huge nose does not spoil the monkey: a cute creature makes everyone smile. Nosachi live on the island of Barneo, which belongs to the Malay Archipelago. The nose with potatoes adorns not only males, but also females.
Primates live in forest areas. Their favorite time is the afternoon and evening, during this period they arrange a real “movement”, but in the dark and early in the morning they prefer to relax.
Above 75 cm, proboscis do not grow, adults weigh about 22 kg. The coat of monkeys is yellowish-brown, sometimes turning into white. There is no hair on the reddish-brown muzzle.
Nosachi, by the way, are noble swimmers. Not every monkey, to put it mildly, can boast that it will swim 20 m underwater. Moreover, these are the best swimmers among primates. They can also walk vertically: only people, gibbons and, in fact, proboscis do this. Why they have such a big nose, scientists did not understand, they agreed that this is just a symbol of attractiveness. Unfortunately, such charming monkeys are in danger: this is due to active deforestation.
Tarsier
They say about such people: “Have you acted in cartoons?” indeed, the appearance of this animal literally asks for the screen. This is also a primate, but very small and completely different from its relatives. The body weight of the eyeball is about 160 g. Females are slightly larger than females, their height reaches a maximum of 16 cm (and these are giants). The tarsier fits perfectly in the hand.
What is very large in a tarsier is a long tail - about 30 cm. And the animal also has long paws, with which it repels. The animal has long fingers on all paws, they help it quickly and deftly climb branches and trunks.
And the tarsier can turn its head virtually 360 degrees. The animal has large ears compared to the head, which are able to pick up sounds with a frequency of up to 90 kHz. There are special mimic muscles on the muzzle of the tarsier, thanks to which it changes the expression of the “face”. In the Philippines, this is the oldest animal, previously they could be seen in Europe and North America, but the tarsier population is rapidly declining.
starship
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. starship
The name is pretty cute, but you can’t exactly call the beast itself handsome. This is a mole that often comes to the surface of the earth. But, of course, this is not its main difference. His pride is a prominent nose. Actually, this is not even a nose, but tentacles that grow around a bare oval stigma. It's all shaped like an asterisk.
Only two rays out of twenty-two are motionless, the rest are constantly exploring the world around them. By the way, thanks to these tentacles, the star-bearer determines at the moment whether the food is suitable for consumption.
His life is a constant digging of underground passages, some of them lead to the so-called "rest chambers", some - to the reservoir. In general, you can call the star-bearer an excellent logistician.
Tasmanian devil
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. Tasmanian devil
Sometimes it is also called the marsupial devil. The mammal received such an outrageous nickname for the heartbreaking cries that it publishes at night. And the Tasmanian devil has a mouth with large teeth, he loves to tear meat with sharp fangs, which also does not add to his image of tenderness.
By itself, the marsupial devil is like a dog or a small bear: if you don’t open your mouth, then there’s nothing to worry about, in general. Males are larger than females, the weight of the first is about 12 kg. In fact, the Tasmanian devil is terrible. For the time being, his appearance is deceptive: one bite - and the victim's skull and spine are bitten.
The marsupial devil lives in Tasmania. Tasmanian devils also used to live in Australia, but it seems that dingo dogs exterminated these animals. It has a fold of skin on the front where the animal can carry its young. It is interesting that the female has only 4 nipples, and the offspring is huge - 30 babies, so nature itself corrects the number of scavenger animals.
Red panda
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. Red panda
Otherwise, it is called a fiery cat or a cat-bear. Actually, a rare animal does not really look like a cat: it is larger, its head is large, and its tail is wide, its paws are strong and powerful. What the red panda can rightly boast of is its unusual color. The coat is unevenly dyed, darker below, red or hazel above. The paws are black, the head is light with a white border around the edges.
It is also interesting that absolutely every panda has its own color of the muzzle. It is impossible to find two identical pandas - and in this they are undeniably unique beauties.
In the photo, these are absolute cuties, who just want to stroke their fluffy fur. In life, they are quite peaceful, however, if you need to fight for your place under the sun, pandas can behave aggressively. Animals are nocturnal: during the day they prefer to relax, soak up. They like to sleep in a hollow, curled up in a ball, hiding behind a chic tail. These are very interesting animals: they even have their own language, somewhat reminiscent of the chirping of birds.
Sloth
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. Sloth
If there was a competition for the cutest animal on planet Earth, then a sloth would definitely be on the list of finalists. This charming animal from the detachment of edentulous, even the most serious person in the world, perhaps, will make you smile.
A distinctive feature of the sloth, in addition to the attractive muzzle, is two (or three - for someone like) hook-shaped fingers. The animal reaches half a meter, the weight is very small - 4-6 kg. The coat is brown-gray. The limbs of the sloth are long, but the head is just tiny. Thanks to tenacious fingers, it is fixed anywhere, hanging, swinging, crawling, jumping.
Animals are truly unique: for example, their teeth do not have roots and enamel, but they are so smooth that it is surprising where nature takes such precise patterns. True, two-toed sloths have two separate fangs. His organs are mirrored, and all because the sloth often hangs with its back down. They are very clean, mobile, active, tenacious. And sloths have the strongest immunity.
Aardvark
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. Aardvark
From the cutie sloth to the not-so-cute aardvark. This beast is very strange, if you read the Moomin saga by Tove Janson, then you probably remember the character Sniff. So the aardvark is the spitting image of Sniff. Just completely smooth.
Nature played a joke on the poor fellow: the aardvark does not look very nice, but by nature it is a peaceful, calm animal. His head looks like a gas mask with a pig nose, his ears are very large, reminiscent of donkeys. In some ways, the aardvark looks like an anteater, but they are not at all relatives. He has 20 teeth, without enamel and roots, they grow all his life. In Africa, the animal was called the earthen pig.
The aardvark is shy: it sees a large animal or a person, and immediately burrows into the ground. During the day they are passive - just basking in the sun or sleeping in their minks. At night they get their own food, they have a good scent, aardvarks are able to move a long distance.
leafy sea dragon
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. leafy sea dragon
It is even more poetically called the sea pegasus. This animal has really fantastic plumage. Greenish transparent fins cover its body and sway under the influence of water. Its amazing structure is only a practical necessity, as the animal disguises itself as algae in order to survive.
For all its seeming defenselessness, the sea dragon is a true predator. He loves to eat shrimp and small fish. The dragon has no teeth, and therefore simply sucks its prey. At the same time, in the literal sense, in the absence of fish, the dragon can suck in garbage and even algae.
It is also a very "advanced" animal. Males carry cubs in a special bag. That is, the female simply lays eggs in this bag, and everything else is the father's concern. An honest distribution of family responsibilities, to say nothing.
Rhinopithecus
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. Rhinopithecus
This is a prominent member of the monkey family. And prominent is a word that vividly defines an animal. This is a large monkey, the females of which can reach 35 kg. Otherwise, the animal is called the Chinese snub-nosed monkey.
For a naturalist, this primate is simply handsome. The eyes are huge, the nose is upturned, light bright fur. In fact, they have practically no nose, which is why the muzzle looks flat. But since rhinopithecines live in a harsh climate, the absence of a long nose is justified, otherwise they would freeze it anyway.
Rhinopithecus spend most of their life on trees. The cubs are raised by both parents. Live beauties in Chinese forests. Looking at them, it seems that the faces of the monkeys have bright masks - blue, bluish, yellowish. It even seems that they have painted lips and eyebrows. But no, this is the natural "face" of the monkey - this is how nature created it. But looking at this imitation of a make-up, there is less and less doubt that a person descended from a monkey.
giant salamander
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. giant salamander
The Japanese (giant) salamander is, as some joke, a cousin of the Chupacabra. An adult reaches 27 kg, for an amphibian this is a huge weight. Her body is covered with mucus, her head is flattened from above. The salamander has warty skin with fringes on the sides. The length of this monster (and how else to say?) Can reach 175 cm. She lives in Japan, in mountain rivers and streams with cool clear water.
The salamander is nocturnal. Hunts insects, fish, amphibians and crayfish. Their eyesight is terrible, but their sense of smell is simply phenomenal. Several times a year, the salamander molts, and it can eat small particles of its own skin.
By the way, salamander meat is a real delicacy. And the animal is also used to make medicines, and these drugs treat consumption, diseases of the digestive system, etc. Today, the giant salamander is on the verge of extinction.
galago
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. galago
This is an African primate, which can also be called a cutie. Big eyes, round ears - the nocturnal animal is also very emotional. His ears can roll into a tube: so if after your stories your friend's ears curled up into a tube, as he himself says, check if he is a galago. In fact, such a rare skill helps the animal to keep its ears intact: making its way through the foliage and thorny branches, otherwise they cannot be saved.
Galago has become domesticated today. Yes, although this beast will be expensive, some people are not averse to having such a pet. He does not leave wool, dirt too, there is no noise from him, he is not aggressive. But here, for example, if you accidentally press down the refrigerator door. And if you scare a galago, it can scratch the weight. But this is not from aggression, but from the desire to protect oneself.
Tibetan fox
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. Tibetan fox
And this is the smallest fox. It does not grow above 70 cm, while the tail of the fox is long - almost half a meter. The animal weighs almost 5 kg. The fox is very small, and only her fluffiness makes her, one might say, more or less like a fox.
Her fur coat is luxurious, warm, even with a down. Clothes help her endure both the fierce cold and unbearable heat.
What you will definitely remember the Tibetan fox for is its unusual head. The hair on it grows so that it seems as if the animal has a square head. And on this strange head - very narrow eyes. Sharp ears complete this portrait. The look of the fox is imperturbable, calm, in a word - a true inhabitant of Tibet.
An unusual fox lives for 10 years. But even this age does not allow her to reach a person. They kill the fox, mainly because of the fur, although it is not of particular value. It turns out that, by the will of the human factor, the fox lives two less than it should be: about 5 years.
Amazonian dolphin
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. Amazonian dolphin
A rare selection, which describes interesting facts about animals, does without this character - the Amazonian dolphin. By the way, this animal has a brain 40% larger than a human brain. He moves his head 180 degrees perfectly.
Why is he unique? Outwardly, it differs from its counterparts. He is even called a nosy miracle. The muzzle and tail of the dolphin are narrow. The beak is even slightly curved. These noses live only in Latin America.
They are excellent at maneuvering while swimming, and would be offended if you called them slow. There is a stereotype that is unfair to Amazonian dolphins. They are not slow, they just do not need to swim fast.
Recall that dolphins are mammals - the female feeds dolphins for up to a year with milk (almost like in humans). Nosy can get used to a person, but they don’t lend themselves to training. In captivity, these animals are aggressive, therefore they cannot live in aquariums.
Gavial
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. Gavial
Another miracle of nature - you can't say otherwise. And they call him a guest from the past. This is a venerable crocodile that looks like a mythological animal. Gharials live in fast rivers with a deep current. It is difficult for them to move on land - they are not adapted for this.
The gharial's jaw is three times as long as wide. There are almost a hundred teeth in the mouth of a crocodile. Long-nosed feed mainly on fish, but they do not disdain carrion either. Living people are not attacked.
On the muzzle of the gharial there is an appendage of soft tissues. This is a resonator, thanks to which he can make a loud buzzing sound.
purple frog
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. purple frog
This "beauty" lives in India, and certainly does not much resemble her more common relatives. And it's not just the color. It is very round, the head is small compared to the body of the purple frog. She lives only underground. They need a humid environment, because the purple frog solves the housing problem in this way - it digs a deep mink for itself, and goes underground for one and a half to three meters and even more.
The frog feeds mainly on termites - it simply cannot swallow other insects. But he can easily get it: a small sharp muzzle will crawl anywhere. The sight of a frog is useless, but the sense of touch is amazing: it easily gets its own food.
Okapi (forest giraffe)
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. Okapi
No one will say how many okapi individuals live in the wild. They live in lowland tropical forests. At the same time, okapi look like both a giraffe and a zebra. The stripes on their legs make them invisible in the forest. The animal is diurnal.
Forest giraffes feed on leaves, shoots, and buds. Some plants found in the forest are toxic. Therefore, it is believed that okapi eat coal from burned forest trees: they say, it serves as an antidote to them. Okapi will also not refuse to eat mushrooms, fruits and ferns.
They do not like to live in groups, even females and males meet together only during the mating season. Forest giraffes live up to 33 years.
Sifaka
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. Sifaka
A resident of Madagascar, who would correctly be called a semi-monkey, lives in the rain forests, is awake during the day, lives in family groups. Unlike the same forest giraffe, not a great adherent of family values, the sifaka can be called a wonderful family man.
There is an opinion that if you are walking around Madagascar and a sifaka appears on your way, then this is a good sign. You are on the right path - that's what the sifaka wants to say. But this is only a belief, but what is known for sure is that this animal is very cute and touching. And the locals assure that the sifaka is an excellent doctor. He alone knows how to find unique leaves that miraculously heal wounds.
Cream, white, black, orange - these animals can be different in color. The length of the tail of a sifaka is equal to the length of its body. And they are just outstanding jumpers: he will not even stagger from a risky flight that will impress any spectator. They are surprisingly plastic and photogenic: if you admire the animals in the photo, the association with ballet steps or even beautiful martial arts will clearly come to mind. That's for sure, what interesting animals!
herbivore dracula
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. herbivore dracula
From the charming sifaka to the far from cute herbivorous dracula. This is a South American relative of bats. To be honest, he no longer looks like a mouse, but like an evil monkey. On the muzzle of the beast there is a leathery outgrowth, which does not at all give it charm. But this seems ugly to us, but in the world of relatives such an outgrowth is estimated as a factor in sexual attractiveness.
During the day they are in dark places, gorges, hiding on ficus trees. They eat berries, seeds, fruits. In principle, there is nothing so terrible that their appearance suggests, you cannot say about the herbivorous dracula. But those huge bulging eyes and smiling mouth make the animal intimidating.
water deer
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. water deer
At first glance, this is an ordinary deer - nothing remarkable, nothing unique. Small tail, short coat, sparse undercoat. But this is only at first glance! Sharp saber-shaped fangs about 6 cm long protrude from the animal's mouth. A deer is like a deer, but with such fangs a quite cute animal becomes like a vampire.
Water deer live along the banks of swamps and rivers, feed on grass, leaves and shoots. In the fight for the female, real duels are arranged, and then the opponent is literally torn apart with fangs. They live in Korea and China, but you can easily see the water deer in zoos around the world. Looking at an animal, one wonders how nature manages to combine what seems to be incompatible. But there is nothing random about it.
Belttail
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. Belttail
Another animal, as if descended from illustrations for fairy tales and myths. The reptile is distinguished by the fact that its entire body is covered with large scales, and on the back it is especially rigid like a shell. But on the belly, the scales are thin, because this place near the girdle is really vulnerable. Towards the end of the tail, the scales go in circles along the rim of the body, thus creating peculiar belts with spikes.
Yes, the belttail is very reminiscent of a fairy-tale dragon. Animals live in groups, for each male - two or three females. They defend themselves from predators in a very peculiar way: small belttails can curl up into a ring, and bite their tail with such force that it is impossible to unhook it. The Predator is simply unable to cope with this studded ring.
sun bear
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. sun bear
Otherwise, this bear is also called a honey bear. This animal does not winter, and therefore breeds at any time of the year. They live for 30 years, a female can bring two babies a year. But even this is not what makes the sunny bear interesting: it is not fluffy, not shaggy, but smooth. A dark bear with a yellow muzzle in the photo is charm itself, unless it growls.
This is a real bear: in the sense that he loves honey very much. He has powerful jaws - with them the bear can even break coconuts. The animal has long and powerful claws, thanks to which it climbs trees perfectly. And for the extraction of honey and termites, the bear uses a long agile tongue. The solar bear cannot boast of good eyesight, but his keen sense of smell does not fail him.
tangerine
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. tangerine
Interesting animals of Russia is a special chapter of the world encyclopedia of animals. And how can one not recall the picturesque mandarin duck. Green, red, orange, beige feathers - what beauty this duck does not appear to be. It can be seen on the Amur, on Sakhalin, in the Khabarovsk Territory. True, these beauties fly to warmer climes to spend the winter.
This duck is a noble teacher in the animal world. Her cubs become independent very early. No matter how high the nest is, they will jump out on their own. This avoids injury. But from what, or rather, from whom they suffer, it is from wild animals. Because of the latter, the population of mandarins is declining.
Amur leopard
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. Amur leopard
If it seems to you that leopards are only an African heritage, you are mistaken. A handsome Amur leopard lives in the Far East of Russia. It is also often called the Amur leopard.
This is a solitary animal that prefers a nocturnal lifestyle. In summer, his coat is bright, juicy, rich, in winter it is lighter. In summer, the leopard's fur is no more than 2.5 cm, and in winter the fur coat becomes thicker - 7 cm. In captivity, the Amur leopard's belly is about 20 years old, in the wild - about 5 years less.
The animal is constantly hunted illegally. It is destroyed for the sake of valuable, beautiful fur. The leopard feeds, including deer. And since a person exterminates deer, this also affects the quality of the leopard's nutrition, its survival. The animal is also on the verge of extinction.
panda ant
Photo: The most interesting animals in the world. panda ant
To finish the list of the unique inhabitants of the planet, I would like to truly be immortalized in the panda-ant animation genre. This insect is distinguished by a black and white color, which is why they resemble a panda. And the insect is also called the velvet ant, since its body is covered with hairs.
But the cute ant is not so pleasant in contact: it has a highly effective toxin in its arsenal, which can even kill a cow in a few bites. They can resist their enemies, during the evolution of panda ants have learned to defend themselves.
And this is only a small part of those amazing creatures that inhabit the planet. To study them, to consider, to learn is an exciting activity that can become a hobby for both children and adults.
In a new article, I would like to talk about the ten most unusual representatives of our planet. At the same time, in this article I did not begin to show and talk about the ugliest representatives of the fauna, such as drop fish and hagfish, but about the most unusual species, looking at which any reader will smile.
Amazing red panda
This animal of the raccoon family lives in Central Asia. He lives in the highlands in mountain bamboo forests in a temperate climate. And more often it can be found in Nepal, Burma and Bhutan.
Its main distinguishing characteristic is a long fluffy tail, the length of which is slightly less than the body of the animal. Like all raccoons, the red panda has a pronounced pattern in the form of a mask on its face. At the same time, the main difference from other types of raccoons is only in the walnut-red coat color.
Interesting fact. Despite their long and clumsy tail, the red panda is excellent at climbing trees, but on the ground they are awkward and move slowly. They spend most of the day in a hollow in a tree, returning in a ball and hiding with their chic tail.
Alpaca - mountain analog of a camel
Alpaca is a short animal of the camel family, which has an original coat of wool. This mountain analogue of the ships of the desert lives in the Andes at an altitude of 3500-5000 meters above sea level. Despite the fact that these animals are relatives of camels, their growth is not high - on average, alpacas grow up to 60-86 cm.
Alpacas are valued mainly for their wool, which surpasses even sheep in its properties and has as many as 24 natural shades. And from one alpaca a year they get up to five kilograms of wool. At the same time, in ancient times this animal was paid hard for such a value - the Indians believed that you could get sacred wool from an alpaca by killing it by cutting out a heart from its chest.
Interesting fact. Alpacas do not have front teeth, so they eat by picking up food with their lips and chewing it with their side teeth. Such an interesting feature of the animal's jaw gives it a special funny look.
Sloth - funny dormouse
The habitat of these funny animals is Central and South America. As its name suggests, it is a very lazy animal and spends almost its entire life in a tree. The whole point of a sloth's life is to move as little as possible and not expend energy. This is the reason for their diet - low-calorie leaves do not provide much energy, however, due to the fact that sloths sleep 15 hours a day, all food can be digested for up to a month in the animal's stomach.
Sloths do not like to descend to the ground, where they are completely helpless, and come down to the ground only once a week to relieve their natural needs. By the way, their laziness to energy consumption is manifested in the very way of eating. Sloths have a long neck and this helps them reach for food without leaving their seats.
Interesting fact. These funny animals are so lazy and inactive that they often have insects such as moths living in their fur.
White-faced saki - a checkerboard-faced primate
This original and amazing primate for all of us lives in Central and South America. Their most common habitat is forests. And it does not matter whether it will be impenetrable jungle in a rainy area or arid areas of the savannah.
A distinctive feature of these primates is the unusual color of the muzzle, which, unlike the main part of the body, is not black, but light tones, on which a dark nose clearly stands out. The hair of the white-faced saka is thick and soft; they have a long tail, but it does not have the ability to grasp, which is inherent in most tree-dwelling monkeys. By themselves, these primates are small - their weight does not exceed two kilograms, and their height is 45-50 cm.
Interesting fact. These primates spend almost all their lives outside the ground, and only sometimes they can afford to go down from the top of the trees to the lower branches in search of suitable food. And at the first sign of danger, they make long jumps, returning to the crowns of trees.
A monkey with a protruding nose
The proboscis is a species of thin-bodied monkeys of the marmoset family with one outstanding feature, which gave the name to this family of primates. The birthplace of this primate is the island of Borneo, where it lives in coastal areas.
The proboscis himself is no different from his other brethren, except for one thing - a nose as huge as a cucumber. Moreover, only male primates of this species have this feature. Their coat is yellowish-brown in color, and on the limbs it has a gray tint.
Interesting fact. Nosachi are the best swimmers among all types of primates. They jump into the water directly from the trees, and can overcome up to 20 meters underwater.
Incredible lemurs
And again, one more representative of the primate family, lemurs, can be recorded in the detachment of amazing animals. These primates, despite their small habitat - Madagascar and the Comoros, have as many as a hundred different species. Moreover, recently they were attributed not to semi-monkeys, but to a separate suborder - wet-nosed primates.
Based on their diversity, in nature one can meet both microscopic individuals, whose weight does not exceed 30 grams, and ten-kilogram giants. A common feature of all lemurs is the presence of fluffy wool of various shades, large pronounced eyes and an elongated claw on the hind legs with which they comb.
Lemurs are peaceful animals. Most of them follow a vegetarian diet. However, in recent years, their peaceful stance has led to the fact that the population of lemurs began to decline rapidly due to poachers hunting for their unusual fur coats. Below is a photo of the most original lemurs.
The most popular and unusual lemurs
Australian hedgehog
Echidna is one of the rarest animals in the world. Its habitat is distributed on the islands of New Guinea, Tasmania and Australia. Despite its appearance - small in stature, like a dwarf dog, and all in large needles, and similarity with hedgehogs and porcupines, the echidna has nothing to do with these animals. Scientists estimate that the echidna is a distant relative of the first egg-laying mammals, such as tritylodont.
Echidnas spend most of their lives in burrows, which they dig themselves with the help of large claws on their paws in thickets of small shrubs. And in case of danger, he skillfully hides, burrowing into the ground. An interesting feature is that the echidna's ability to dig holes is often used by other animals, for example, rabbits, which force these animals out of their homes.
Another interesting feature. Scientists have long tried to understand why the echidna needs one large nail on its hind legs. It turned out that with its help these animals keep their prickly fur coat clean, because it is simply impossible to get through the prickly needles to the fur with ordinary paws.
Tarsiers - an animal with an "unattached" head
Tarsiers are small mammals from the genus of primates. Their sizes are very small - from 9 to 16 cm. Their habitat is limited to the South-Eastern part of Asia.
These animals are primarily distinguished by their huge head with large bulging eyes, which can rotate almost 360 degrees around the body.
In addition to the head, another distinctive feature of the tarsier is long, outstretched fingers and a long tail, which sometimes exceeds the size of the animal's body itself.
This amazing sea creature is the closest relative of the seahorse. True, unlike the skate, it has multiple processes of the head and body, similar to leaves, for which it got its name. The habitat of these marine fish is the waters of Australia.
Sea dragons like to hide with the help of their appendages in the grass in shallow water. And they move with the help of small fins on the neck and back of the dragon.
Axolotl - the most incredible fry on Earth
This creature is an ambistoba larva, which grows up but does not change its external data. She looks the same as a child and as an adult. These amazing creatures live in Mexican mountain ponds.
Their parameters do not exceed 30 cm. They lead a calm rhythm of life and most often just lie at the bottom and rest, periodically rising to the surface for a breath of air. At the same time, despite their friendly and comical appearance, axolotls are predators and ambush their victims. No wonder their name, translated from the Aztec language, sounds like a water dog.
Interesting fact. Axolotls have the amazing ability to breathe with both lungs and gills. In case of poor oxygen saturation of water, they switch to pulmonary respiration.