Weird Animals
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Posting photos of amazing species you’ve never heard of. Highlighting the wonders of evolution & the extraordinary diversity of life.
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The canyon bat (Parastrellus hesperus) is the smallest bat in the USA, with a wingspan of just 20cm!. (Photo @SanDiegoRefuges)
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The Emei moustache toad grows spikes on its snout to use as weapons in breeding season & then sheds them afterwards. (Photos Cameron M Hudson)
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The binturong or bearcat is a vulnerable species from south & Southeast Asia. (Photo Gunther Deichmann)
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The sword-billed hummingbird is the only bird with a beak longer than its body!. (Photo Luis Alcivar)
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An amphipod from the Antarctic. (Photo Keith Martin-Smith)
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The tomato frog of Madagascar puffs up & secretes a thick substance when predators try to eat it. (Photo Maroansetra)
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The Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita) is an endangered wild cat from the high Andes. Less than 2500 inidividuals remain. (Photo almonature)
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The northern blue tongue skink is a lizard with a characteristically blue tongue. They can be found in New Guinea & Australia. (Photos Doug Beckers)
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The glossy ibis is a widespread species found in most warm regions of the world. (Photo Jim Block)
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The masked lapwing has large wattles on its beak!. (Photo Dennis Church)
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The awesome looking Andros Island iguana is an endangered species. Only 3,500 individuals are left on the island. (Photos
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Lyropteryx apollonia from the Amazon rainforest. (Photo Kashi Kashif)
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The Waxy Monkey Leaf Frog moves by walking rather than hopping, which is the reason for the 'monkey' in their name. (Photo thecritterdepot)
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Arctic hares can run at speeds of 40 miles per hour!. (Photo Adrian Imms)
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An amazing ruby-topaz hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus) from Colombia. (Photo luisfdo.agudelo)
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