7 Animals You Wont Believe Actually Exist
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Nature is a wondrous place - from hemisphere to hemisphere, the world is full of mystery
- amazement - and it just also happens to be home to some of the craziest things that
are one step away from an actual alien takeover.
From the weird and wild - to the endangered and protected - today, let's take a look at
the top seven animals you won't believe actually exist.
Trust us - some of the things about the following may seem unbelievable - but as usual, fact
is ALWAYS stranger than fiction.
Number seven - the Saiga antelope.
This critically endangered antelope is a mouthful.
Specifically - more like a nose-full.
These relatively small guys (they're about the size of a sheep - except for their long,
thin legs) are born with their distinctive bulbous nose - one that humps and hangs right
over the Saiga's mouth.
The wild thing about these kind of ugly noses?
They're inflatable and super flexible - allowing these Eastern European dwelling animals to
breathe filtered air during the dry, dusty summers and warm up their breathing air during
the arduous winter months.
Because of hunting, poaching and a loss of their natural habitat - the Saiga have went
from over a million alive to just under 50,000 in less than twenty years.
Number six - the mantis shrimp.
Otherwise known as the stomatopod - this marine crustacean is quite different from its close
relatives - namely in its garish appearance and marked aggression levels.
Seriously - these little things are like the pissed off peacocks of the sea.
Earning themselves nicknames like "sea locusts", "prawn killers" and even "thumb splitters"
because of their powerful claws - they're able to spear, stun and attack their prey
- not to mention shatter the glass of your aquarium with a single strike.
Although they're namely tucked away and hidden from the rest of the world underneath burrows
and holes in their native tropical habitats - these hardcore predators are certainly dressed
to kill.
Number five - the axolotl.
This neotenic Mexican salamander - otherwise known by the common slang term, "Mexican walking
fish", is one happy looking little fellow.
Although not a fish whatsoever (they're actually amphibians) - they're one thing for sure - critically
endangered, if not extinct in the wild altogether.
Like their nickname implies, they could be found around numerous lakes in Mexico - however,
due to urbanization in Mexico City and the water pollution that subsequently followed,
they're now near-impossible to find.
Aside from their jovial appearance - axolotl are unique in that they're able to regenerate
limbs - and in fact, they reach adulthood without ever undergoing metamorphosis - meaning
their gills more or less confide them to an aquatic life.
Number four - the bird-of-paradise.
Speaking of happy creatures, the bird-of-paradise is RIGHT up there in the friendly-looking
department.
Certain varieties (like the Superb bird-of-paradise) have such elaborate plumage that when they
display themselves for females - they put on one hell of a show.
Since the lady population of Superbs is so low - a fiercely competitive courtship display
must occur, with males seen preparing (what scientists refer to as) a "dance floor" before
busting a move - spreading his breast shield upwards, exposing a huge ellipse-shaped formation
that often literally resembles a giant happy face.
Although they're a rare sight, typically - they're not considered endangered, although the threat
of hunting and habitat loss poses future concern.
Number three - the okapi.
Threatened, but not endangered - these bizarre hybrid-looking creatures resemble both a zebra
and a giraffe - however, there's no equine blood running through these mashups.
They're actually the only other living member of the Giraffidae family other than their
closest relative, the giraffe - albeit much shorter and WAY crazier.
Endemic to the tropical canopy forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, okapi
weigh around 600 pounds (or 250 kilograms) and stand around 5 feet (or 1.5 meters) tall.
Boasting a rich chocolate brown coat, a long neck and big, flexible ears - its zebra-reminiscent
legs look photoshopped when contrasted against the rest of its body.
Talk about the best of both worlds!
Number two - the Japanese spider crab.
Let's face it - at their very best, crabs are pretty ugly creatures.
We don't care how good they taste - they're just, creepy.
You know what's even creepier?
A crab just about the size of a human man.
Yeah - no thanks.
These marine crabs live in and around the waters of the southern coasts of Japan and
just happen to have the largest leg span of any arthropod alive today - how big you ask?
Some specimens have measured over 12 feet (or around 4 meters) from claw to claw.
Although they look like something straight out of a Ridley Scott movie, their disposition
is generally regarded as "gentle" - although the bright orange and white markings don't
do too much to calm us down.
We're pretty sure we'd still be running like hell.
Number one - the lyrebird.
Although these Australian birds are neither considered endangered nor particularly fashionable
- the lyrebird possesses a truly remarkable ability - they're professional mimics.
We don't mean "Polly want a cracker" either, these ground-dwelling relatives to scrub-birds
sing for almost half of the sunlight hours, incorporating not only their own melodies
into their vocal jukebox - but the SPOT ON impressions of their animal counterparts and
a HUGE array of human-based sounds like saws, engines, alarms, gunshots, camera shutters,
dogs, babies, ringtones and even human voices.
Their notable ability is so impressive, the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of
Australia added recordings of the bird mimicking a shooting game, workmen and chainsaws to
their registry in 2013.
Talk about an impressionist!
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