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The Weirdest Animals on Planet Earth
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The long eared jerboa is a nocturnal
mouse-like rodent found in the deserts ofChina and Mongolia. It has a long tail,
long legs and extremely large ears. Being
such a rare creature, it is in danger of
extinction
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The Hispaniolan solenodon, astrange looking shrew-like
creature with a long snout
and specialised teeth capable
of delivering venom. Only
two solenodon species exist
today, one in Haiti and the
Dominican Republic, and the
other in Cuba
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The star-nosed mole's snouthas 22 fleshy tentacles that
are used to identify food by
touch. Often found in North
America, it lives in wet
lowland areas and eatssmall invertebrates, aquatic
insects, worms and molluscs
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Seapigs live on, or just
underneath, the bottom
of the ocean and feed on
the mud of the seafloor.Scientists haven't yet
worked out how they are
such a successful deep-
sea creature
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The blobfish is a gelatinous mass with a density slightly less than
that of the water it occupies. This helps it maintain buoyancy.
Hovering just above the sea-floor, the blobfish gobbles edible
matter that floats past it
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Discovered in 2005 in the South
Pacific Ocean, this creature was
dubbed the "yeti lobster" or "yeti
crab". It lives at a depth of 2,200
metres on hydrothermal vents
along the Pacific-Antarctic
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The white turtle, whose
creamy colour is offset by a
few hints of pink, featuresprominently in Chinese
culture - a character in
Journey to the West is turned
into one for his wrongdoings
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The aye-aye shares a lot in common with the woodpecker - it
taps trees to find grubs. When food is located it uses its
rodent-like teeth to gnaw a hole, then digs them out with its
long middle finger
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The saiga's unusually over-sized,
and flexible, nose warms up the air
in winter and filters out the dust in
summer.
Saiga is also the name of a shotgun
In Russia !!!!
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Leafy seadragons are covered with leaf-like appendages, making
them remarkably camouflaged. Found in Australia, they inhabit
calm, cold water and have been protected by the government since
1982
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The slender loris inhabits tropical moist lowland forests found in India or
Sri Lanka. The species is threatened by habitat loss
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The Indian gharial is a critically endangered species
and one of the longest of all living crocodilians,
sometimes measuring over 20 feet
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The Axolotl is a Mexican neotenic mole salamander. The
species originates from the lake underlying Mexico City.
Axolotls are used extensively in scientific research due
to their ability to regenerate most body parts
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The guineafowl puffer, from the Pacific Ocean.
When fully expanded, it can reach 50 cm in length
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The frill-necked Lizard, so called because of the large ruff
of skin around its neck, runs on its hind-legs when
frightened. This behaviour has earnt it the name 'bicycle
lizard' in Australia
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Although the tarsier was once more widespread, all the
species living today are found on the islands ofSoutheast
Asia. Each eyeball is approximately 16 mm in diameter and
is as large as their entire brain
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The red panda is a herbivorous mammal about the size of
a cat. It has semi-retractible claws and thick fur on its soles
to protect it from the cold and to hide its scent
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The most distinctive trait of the proboscis monkey is the
male's large protruding nose. It has been suggested that
the female proboscis monkey prefers big-nosed males
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