World’s Top 10 Strange Looking Animals

Blobfish The blobfish is a very weird looking fish which actually does exist . You can find it in the deep waters of Australian mainland and Tasmania. Blobfish is rarely seen by human because it is usually found in depths where the pressure is so high that human divers will not be able to reach, due to the high preasure. The Flesh of the Blobfish is a gelatinous mass with a density slightly less then water which enables the fish to float at the sea floor.

Mata Mata The Mata Mata was first describe by a French naturalist Pierre Barrère in 1741 as a “large land turtle with spiky and ridged scales”. This animal was renamed 14 times for 2 centuries until it was being named the Chelus finbriatus during 1934 by Robert Mertens and Muller. The Mata Mata is a freshwater turtle which can be found in South America and also notable at the Amazon and Orinoco basins. It has a special physical aspect which makes it stand out from other members of its order. It also have highly skilled hunting techniques.

O Aiaiai (the Aye-Aye) The O Aiaiai is a very strange animal which lives only in the Madagascar jungle.  The O Aiaiai is only active at night and it has black hair on their skin, they also eat wood-boring insects. This animal was said to be a relative of human.

Star-Nosed Mole The star-nosed mole can be found in eastern Canada and noth-eastern United States. It is also the only member of the Condylurini and the genus Condylura. It can be found in lowland areas and you can find it eating small invertebrates, aquatic insects, worms and molluscs. It is also a good swimmer, and like other moles it digs shallow surface tunnels for foraging.

Angora rabbit The Angora rabbit is like ever other rabbit but it stands out from other rabbits because of its long and soft fur. The Angora is one of the oldest types of domestic rabbit which can be found in Ankara, Turkey along with the Angora cat and goat. The rabbit was a popular pet for the French royalty during the 1700s and was spread to other parts of Europe.

Dumbo Octopus The Dumbo Octopus which is also known as the Grimpoteuthis have ear-like fins protruding from the top of their head-like bodies. The Dumbo Octopus lives extremly deep from 3000-4000 meters and is also one of the rarest of the Octopoda species. It has a transparent layer of skin and it hover above sea floors searching for worms, ivalves, pelagic copepods, and other crustaceans.

Kiwa Hirsuta Kiwa Hirsuta was recently discovered during the year 2005 in the South Pacific Ocean. It is around 15 cm long and can be easily noticable for its quantity of silky blond setae covering its pereiopods(legs, claws). It is also called as the Yeti Lobster or the Yeti Crab.

Proboscis Monkey The Proboscis Monkey is also known as the Monyet Belanda in Malay, the Bekantan in Indonesian or simply the Long-nose Monkey. It has a reddish-brown long nose which makes it unique.

Komondor Dog The unique of this dog as you can see from the picture is that it has a long, corded coat. It is the white colored Hungarian breed of livestock of guardian dogs. The komondor is a powerful dog breed which as a natural guardian instinct to guard livestock and other property. The dog was first mention during 1544 in a Hungarian codex and was declared one of Hungary’s national treasures which is to be preserved and protected from modifications.

                                               

Axolotl
The Axolotl which is also known as the Mexican neotenic mole salamanders belonging to the Tiger Salamder complex. The Axolotl is like a lizard it can also regenerate most of its body parts, ease of breeding, and large embroys. It is also a common pet to have if you are staying in the United States, Great Britain, Australia, Japan and other countries.