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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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