Unusual animals

From dinosaur fish to fairy armadillos, we found some of the strangest animals on the planet.

An Epic Guide to 70 Cool & Weird Animals Around the World, from unusual amphibians and funny looking reptiles to strange birds, mammals & sea animals.

This American leaf-nosed bat, which was found at La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica, shows off the folded, spearhead muzzle for which it is named.

Coati Arenal Area, Costa Rica Coatis are also known as Coatimundi, Brazilian Aardvarks, Mexican Tejón or Moncún, Hog-Nosed Coons, Pizotes, Panamanian Gatosolos, Crackoons and Snookum Bears and they are members of the raccoon family (Procyonidae). They are diurnal mammals native to South America, Central America, and South-Western North America.

Black-bellied Pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla) / Pangolin à longue queue / Image by wildlifephotographymilse (Thorsten Milse) from instagram

If you thought that beauty pageants were for people only, you might be surprised to find that there are beauty contests for camels, badgers, cats, and even goats. And, if typically the contestants who enter the pageants are absolutely gorgeous, a different kind of beauty is valued in goats, especially Damascus goats.

The Forest Giraffe - The only known living relative of the giraffe, the Okapi Johnstoni of Central Africa. Looks like the head of a giraffe, body of a horse and legs of a zebra!

Tarsier Marsupial

Spotted Cuscus