21 Strangest, Weirdest, Ugliest, Creepiest Animals in the World

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21 Strangest, Weirdest, Ugliest, Creepiest Animals in the World
It’s like the animal kingdom's version of a punk-rocker. The lowland tenrec's colorful quills can create high-pitched sound when rubbed together. (Shutterstock)
Tara MacIsaac
2/25/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

In the age of digital photography, we’ve all seen so many foreign and strange things. Even so, these animals are surprising sights. Imagine coming across one of these in the wild.

A few of these unusual animals are cute, such as the Kirk’s Dik-Dik, but some are creepy, like the naked mole rat. 

1. Kirk’s Dik-Dik

Kirk's Dik-Dik
(Chester Zoo)

 

2. Pink Fairy Armadillo

Pink Fairy Armadillo
(Wikimedia Commons)

 

3. Aye-Aye

Aye-Aye
(Rob Cousins/Bristol Zoo via Getty Images)

Aye-Aye
(Rob Cousins/Bristol Zoo via Getty Images)

 

4. Leaf-Tailed Gecko

Leaf-Tailed Gecko
Image of a leaf-tailed gecko via Shutterstock

 

5. Naked Mole Rat

Naked Mole Rat
(Wikimedia Commons)

 

6. Atretochoana Snake

Atretochoana eiselti
(Musa Sudai/Wikimedia Commons)

Atretochoana eiselti
(Wikimedia Commons)

 

7. Idolomantis

Idolomantis
Image of an idolomantis via Shutterstock

 

8. Tufted Deer

Tufted Deer
Image of a tufted deer via Shutterstock

 

9. Dugong

Dugong
Image of a dugong via Shutterstock

 

10. Shoebill

Shoebill
Image of a shoebill via Shutterstock

Shoebill
(Bryan Shrode/Wikimedia Commons)

 

11. Mantis Shrimp

Mantis Shrimp
Image of a mantis shrimp via Shutterstock

 

12. Marabou

Marabou
Image of a marabou via Shutterstock

 

13. Indian Purple Frog

Indian Purple Frog
(Wikimedia Commons)

 

14. Jerboa

Jerboa
Image of a Jerboa via Shutterstock

Jerboa
(Bell Pletsch/Wikimedia Commons)

 

15. Cecropia Caterpillar

Cecropia Caterpillar
Image of a cecropia caterpillar via Shutterstock

 

16. Okapi 

Okapi
(Jan-Philipp Strobel/AFP/Getty Images)

 

17. Star-Nosed Mole

Star-Nosed Mole
(Wikimedia Commons)

 

18. Rhinoceros Hornbill 

Rhinoceros hornbill
Image of a rhinoceros hornbill via Shutterstock

 

19. Sunda Flying Lemur

Sunda Flying Lemur
Image of a sunda flying lemur via Shutterstock

 

20. Malagasy Leaf-Nosed Snake

Malagasy Leaf-Nosed Snake
Image of a malagasy leaf-nosed snake via Shutterstock

 

21. Lowland Tenrec

Tenrec
Image of a lowland tenrec via Shutterstock

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Tara MacIsaac is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.