Animals Nobody Has Heard Of

[HorseChick]

Oh,and the Axolotls are in danger of extinction,they only live in Mexico.

[Xiyne]

What is this thing called? It's lovely, I want one.

It looks like a lancetfish to me but i could be wrong.

 

hmm not sure if many people know about these:

 

panda ant

 

Tenrec

 

Jaguarundi

 

Dhole

 

 

[edwardelricfreak]

I actually only recently found out about dholes! They look so awesome. They look a bit like a cross between a dingo and a fox.

[Esmeia]

Oh my gosh, all these animals are so cute! I love under-appreciated critters. <3

[Dimar]

Say hello to the Tufted Deer

Yesss, I love muntjacs and similar deer. I discovered them in a biology textbook years ago. Recently, a friend thought I was playing a joke on her when I showed her this Chinese water deer. Epic teeth ftw.

 

Deep sea creatures are always interesting. Even when they make me say "nope nope nope". Personally, I've always liked pangolins and capybaras. Thy don't seem like they're particularly unknown to me, but still people in RL have had to ask me what they are. :/

[King_Max_Cat]

*snip*

Recently, a friend thought I was playing a joke on her when I showed her this Chinese water deer. Epic teeth ftw.

*snip*

OH GOD! Vampire deer will kill us all and drink our blood!

Damn that's just weird. Deer....with teeth.......weird.

 

The Giant Coconut crab! Nice and big.....the size of your head to be exact. Very colorful!

[Nectaris]

How about the bearcat:

 

 

It apparently smells a lot like popcorn.

[dragcave]

Pom-pom crab (Lybia tessellata)

 

it's one of my favorite pictures.

[Nectaris]

Lance-Tailed Manaikin. While not unusual in appearance, the male's mating behavior is. They are cooperative, rather than competitive.

 

 

[Lutyd]

List of random animals I could think of.

 

 

Superb Bird of Paradise, who can fan out its feathers to turn into...this thing, when trying to attract a mate.

 

The Poodle Moth

 

The "blue dragon" slug or Glaucus Atlanticus.

 

The lyrebird. It looks pretty normal in the photo, but they can imitate nearly any sound. Even chainsaws.

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/...superb-lyrebird

 

 

[Melomancer]

I love all these animals. The zoo in my country has jaguarundis. I think. I've never heard of most of these animals. Anybody know the pikachu slug?

[Mysfytt]

How about the lavender breasted Roller - South African bird with awesome fluorescent blue plumage -

for size

http://www.oiseaux-birds.com/coraciiformes...-brins-vol2.jpg

 

Oh - and there is this site with some mind boggling stuff - my fave being the metallic gold and purple Malasian jumping spider

http://www.thefeaturedcreature.com/2013/04...n-thailand.html

Edited April 19, 2014 by Mysfytt

[GhostMortum]

How about the lavender breasted Roller - South African bird with awesome fluorescent blue plumage -

for size

http://www.oiseaux-birds.com/coraciiformes...-brins-vol2.jpg

 

Oh - and there is this site with some mind boggling stuff - my fave being the metallic gold and purple Malasian jumping spider

http://www.thefeaturedcreature.com/2013/04...n-thailand.html

That spider I think insects are pretty awesome!

[Symphonic-Nemesis]

On the topic of spiders I think we are forgetting a very important spider...

 

Peacock spiders!

 

 

 

[edwardelricfreak]

I've always loved jumping spiders but GAH! That gold and purple one is absolutely stunning!

[Flamma]

On the topic of spiders I think we are forgetting a very important spider...

 

Peacock spiders!

 

 

 

The are so cute!

 

Meet the Gerenuk

[HomeForFlowers]

Gah! Adorable spiders! There are too many of them for me to handle. <3

 

How about the maned wolf?

 

 

Anyone confused yet?

[Moonlight_Eevee]

Let's not forget the Tasmanian Tigers also known as Thylacine

 

 

Somebody thought I was making this up a long time ago and I wasn't

 

 

[Mommy_Kitty]

Proteus anguinus parkelj

Kakapo

Nembrotha cristata

 

[Flamma]

Pink Fairy Armadillo

[ShaydraSilversky]

Time to go on a bird-pimping spree.

 

New Zealand Kea. World's only alpine parrot, and a rare meat-eating one. Dissembles cars. It looks dull green until it opens its wings and you see the colors.

 

Grey Peacock Pheasant. Its sapphire-studded feathers are gorgeous.

 

Lady Amherst's Pheasant. Fabulous.

[Flamma]

Aye-Aye

[Nectaris]

The pheasant pictures reminded me of this turkey, the ocellated turker:

 

 

[Flamma]

Dumbo Octopus

[Soft_Flight]

-Snipy-

 

The lyrebird. It looks pretty normal in the photo, but they can imitate nearly any sound. Even chainsaws.

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/...superb-lyrebird

I LOVE those guys.