Somewhere between 15,000 and 18,000 new species are identified each year, with about half of those being insects.
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Introducing the gerenuk!
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Holy Creamola. I know a lot of weird animals, but I've never seen this necky baby before. Good show! It's an antelope and a giraffe combined.
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That fox looks like really tired of the CV farming, ha!
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Maybe he just tired of sass :P
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The Quokka. A lil fuzzbaby nominated to be the happiest creature on earth. It seems due to the natural formation of their faces, they always look like they're kinda cheerful.
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This is why I love my country. :P
(just kidding. it's ONE of the reasons why I love my country. ;)
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Hm, I am suspicious. It lives in Australia. Meaning it is hiding some razor-sharp claws, it has fire-breath, or it can ninja-tackle you to death. But it is mandatory for all Aussie animals to be able to kill at least a dozen healthy young adult humans without breaking a sweat.
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Maybe it survives under this assumption. It seems so friendly and non-stressed that everything including other fauna assumes it has horrible venomous fangs or a hidden stinger, therefore allowing it to stay chill and smiley? :3c
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Oooh neat. Never seen that one before, kind of vulturey looking.
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No spiders or insects please
What about really cute spiders? (warning: spiders)
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AAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Couldn't remember the name, but I put "bird with googly eyes" into Google and BAM, here you get in all its effervescent glory the God! Damn! Potoo!
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Potoos also sound great. To quote Tumblr user Nataliesama, they sound like an 18 year-old boy complaining to his mother because she cut off the WiFi.
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I love it. I'll take twenty (in all seriousness I am one of those people who would never have a wild animal as a pet and believes heavily in conservation and not the wild pet trade.)
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These big boys hit faster than an incoming bullet and because of that the space around the punch get insanely hot (8500 Fahrenheit hot) so they are pretty badass and pretty.
Mantis Shirmps
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Yassss. Such an interesting animal, I first learned about it from Ze Frank
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How about pangolins?
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Poor Pangolin, such a sweet, unique boy, but isn't he one of the most trafficked in the world? :(
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Indeed! Even for humans there are downsides. Still, because he's so cute, lots of people want to protect him, so hopefully he'll be ok!
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This needs a platypus. Be careful around the males though, those carry a nasty poison.
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Platypus is like a great beginner's introduction to weird animals, because every corner you turn there's just more weird stuff about them to see. I think they're one of the few mammals who lay eggs.
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Maned Wolf: (http://www.rebelcircus.com/blog/weird-animals-didnt-know-exist)
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I immediately shared this vid with my partner. Looks so cute! Little Luvdiscs.
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All of the gold that exists in the world, perhaps all that has ever been mined in human history, if melted, would fit in about three Olympic-sized swimming pools
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I always wondered if this factoid was correct. To me, that doesn't seem that much gold, considering how humans tend to overdo things but it's still a crazy fact!
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I just thought of one that isn't insect-related: the mouse deer.
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I don't really like animals (nor do I like to see them mistreated), or maybe animals don't like me (for example, dogs bark at me for no reason), so I'll post something inanimate I can find in my garden or in the woods behind my town. Nothing weird or exceptional, really, just good and beautiful stuff I usually go and pick up (with their name in my language).
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Plants and fungi are still very interesting! I haven't seen a lot of these before, my plant knowledge is so small, so I enjoyed these :)
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It takes a sloth 2 weeks on average to digest its food.
I thought it was a joke fact when I looked it up but apparently it is true.
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Damn, that's long. I wish I had even an ounce of the chill of these guys.
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Ooooh, he looks like some kind of ferret/marten type creature.
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The strange case when you are your own twin.
https://mymultiplesclerosis.co.uk/ep/human-chimera-dna/
(The story of tetragametic chimerism)
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Holy klump, this is insanely fascinating. Thanks for sharing!
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The incredibly frightening and intimidating breviceps fuscus. :D
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Is it weird that I find it so much cuter that he's a tough, rough boy :3?
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Hey,
I thought it'd be a fun idea for a thread if we all post an image and/or factoid about the weird and wonderful world we live in. For example, one of my favourite 'strange' looking creatures, is the Tibetan Fox. I love the mix of majesty and sheer 'doneness' on his face.
Hit me up with a random weird fact about the planet or anything within or some weird animals (No spiders or insects please, I mean if you really must, but I have a massive phobia.)
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