Weird Animals

What categorizes an animal as “weird” can be subjective to most people. Some may find the long hair of the Komondor dog to be quite funny, while others will find the appearance of the ocean sunfish to be unique.

It is crucial to remember that over eight million species live in a wide variety of diverse environments. Naturally, to survive, they will adopt behavior that looks crazy out of context or develop physical adaptations that may appear funny to onlookers. For instance, the vampire ground finch will feed on the blood of birds, while the leafy seadragon looks like a clump of seaweed, camouflaging itself against predators.

List of Weird Animals

Mammals

Aardvark
Amazonian Manatee
Aye-aye
Bald Uakari
Bornean Bearded Pig
Capybara
Chinese Water Deer
Dugong
Fossa
Gerenuk
Gobi Jerboa
Hammer-headed Bat
Honduran White Bat
Irrawaddy Dolphin
Jaguarundi
Kinkajou
Kirk’s Dik-dik
Komondor Dog
Lowland Streaked Tenrec
Maned Wolf
Markhor
Naked Mole Rat
Narwhal
North Sulawesi Babirusa
Northern Fur Seal
Olinguito
Okapi
Patagonian Mara
Pink Fairy Armadillo
Platypus
Proboscis Monkey
Quokka
Saiga Antelope
Sir David’s Long-beaked Echidna
Star-nosed Mole
Sunda Colugo
Tasmanian Devil
Tufted Deer
Water Opossum
Zebra Duiker

Birds

California Condor
Flightless Cormorant
Great Potoo
Helmeted Hornbill
Hoatzin
Jabiru
Kakapo
Lilac-breasted Roller
Long-wattled Umbrellabird
Magnificent Frigatebird
Marabou Stork
Oilbird
Philippine Eagle
Secretarybird
Shoebill
Silkie Chicken
Southern Cassowary
Sri Lanka Frogmouth
Superb Bird-Of-Paradise
Superb Lyrebird
Tawny Frogmouth
Vampire Ground Finch

Reptiles

Banded Flying Snake
Blue-tongued Skink
Cantor’s Giant Soft Shelled Turtle
Eastern Long-necked Turtle
Frill-necked Lizard
Gharial
Indian Egg-eating Snake
Mata Mata Turtle
Mexican Mole Lizard
Rhinoceros Ratsnake
Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko
Spiny Bush Viper
Thorny Devil

Amphibians

Atretochoana eiselti
Axolotl
Chinese Giant Salamander
El Tovar Glass Frog
Hairy Frog
Hellbender
Indian Purple Frog
Spike-nosed Tree Frog

Fish

Alligator Gar
Australian Ghostshark
Binocular Fish
Blobfish
Blue Parrotfish
Common Fangtooth
Frilled Shark
Goblin Shark
Humpback Anglerfish
Largetooth Sawfish
Leafy Seadragon
Megamouth Shark
Ocean Sunfish
Pacific Barreleye Fish
Pacu
Red-lipped Batfish
Sailfin Flying Fish
Sarcastic Fringehead
Sea Lamprey
Short Fangtooth
Warty Frogfish
Whitemargin Stargazer

Invertebrates

Amazon Giant Fishing Spider
Australian Peacock Spider
Bird-dropping Spider
Blue Glaucus
Bobbit Worm
Buff-tip Moth
Colossal Squid
Dementor Wasp
Dragon-headed Caterpillar
Firework Jellyfish
Fried Egg Jellyfish
Giant Clam
Giant Katydid
Giant Whip Scorpion
Golden Tortoise Beetle
Hickory Horned Devil
Hummingbird Hawk-moth
Immortal Jellyfish
Japanese Spider Crab
Loch’s Chromodoris
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Spotted Lantern Fly
Orchid Mantis
Panda Ant
Rosy Maple Moth
Spanish Dancer
Thistledown Velvet Ant
Umbonia Spinosa
Vampire Squid
Venezuelan Poodle Moth
Yeti Crab

FAQs

1. Why are there so many unique animals in Australia?

Australia is a landmass largely isolated from the rest of the world. This separation has led to the wildlife evolving in crazy ways, allowing several one-of-a-kind animals to live there.

2. Which animals living in the ocean are considered to be a bit weird?

The seas and oceans of the world are home to several animals that one might consider weird. Some of these animals include the blobfish, the Japanese spider crab, the goblin shark, the colossal squid, and the Australian ghostshark.

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