Planet Earth is home to over a million different species. We have dogs, cats, birds and bees, but have you heard about the fish that change sex or crabs climbing on the trees?
The list of animals are truly out of this world and will not fail to blow your mind. The 10 strangest animal you should know about:
10. The Saiga Antelope
This animal’s long, saggy nose that hangs below its mouth gives it an incredibly distinguished appearance when compared to other members of the antelope family. It is thought that the unusual design of their nose facilitates breathing by cooling hot air during summer months and warming cold air during winter months. Saiga antelopes are typically found in desert grassland regions of Asia and follow seasonal migration patterns.
During migration, saiga antelopes come together in herds of thousands! During mating season, which takes place in early winter, male saiga antelopes summon a group of up to 30 females which they keep as a kind of harem. They feed on a variety of vegetation including grasses, shrubs and bushes. If any other male comes about, they will fight in a vicious battle to the death. Almost 90% of adult males are killed during this time.
9. The Giant Coconut Crab
Arthropod big meet on earth! These incredible creatures length measuring approximately 4 kg up to a meter. They can live to be 30-60 years of age continues to grow and your life. Coconut crabs are found on small tropical islands in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.
Shrimp is the most wonderful animals on our planet and that lives in underground burrows covered with coconut husks. Although they spend most of their time on the ground, these crabs are capable of palm trees 33 feet tall standing up. The tree, while breaking open coconuts with their massive claws, and fell to the ground. They can withstand falls from a height of 15 feet without sustaining any damage. Eat a variety of fruits, including coconut, coconut shrimp, small crabs and dead animals, but they face the beach. Although he is left in the water is the strongest creature on Earth, coconut shrimp will die within just one hour.
8. The Shoebill Bird
Northern Zambia is looking stunning prehistoric animals can be found among South African swamp. The razor-sharp beak can be 24 cm in length. It is ideal for catching large beak fish, frogs, turtles and baby alligators.
This bird is solitary and only interacts with others during the mating season and young setting. It is waiting to reveal the victim's life stood silent by the water and spend alone. Who comes forward once catches sight of his victim, shoebill break free of sedentary height and thrust his beak into the victim's body. Since it comes with force, shoebill often loses his balance and fell into the swamp. These are green underwater may take up to ten minutes to perform and the shoebill.
7. The Leafy Sea Dragon
This camouflage master is extremely well disguised by its leaf-like green and gold projections as it floats through the seaweed-filled ocean waters. In contrast to most species, it is a male seadragon that carries babies! A female will unload as many as 200 eggs into the male’s pouch, where they remain for a period of about eight weeks before hatching. This creature is one of the most bizarre animals o Earth and its stomach-less and toothless and feeds solely on mysidopsis shrimp and plankton.
It is only found in the Southern region of Australia and requires cold water at temperatures from 10-12° C. A seadragon propels itself with two translucent fins; one on the back of its neck and one that lies close to its tail. Although a seadragon remains floating in a central area for most of its life, it is capable of swimming at speeds of 150 metres per hour. Unfortunately, the leafy seadragon is endangered due to the accumulation of water pollution and the mass collection for aquariums.
6. The Goblin Shark
Giant prehistoric shark nose is calculated between unlike any of its kind, and easily the most bizarre animals that you need to see. A goblin shark can grow up to 10 feet in length and weigh more than 450 pounds. It is significant potential to extend the muzzle jaw size is very useful for catching prey. While the back is flat and wide teeth for crushing the hard shell and bones sharp and thin for her front teeth, grasping and tearing flesh.
A goblin shark eating fish, consists of squid and octopus. Why Goblin King is a long and asymmetrical nose like a shark, we know that we do not know for sure, but many sensory pores of the nose to detect electric currents.
5. The Panda Ant
The 'Euspinolia Militaris is known as, the "ants" are actually an endangered species of wasps in. They were discovered in 1938 in the coastal areas of Chile and now to find anywhere else in the world. They pay more eggs per year in 2000 but is only able to survive a part. Because of their unique black and white pattern, Panda ants stand out for predators, making them an easy target stand out. When it is fully grown, measure 8 mm long Panda ants can live up to two years.
It is miraculous considering the average life span of more wasps under 12 months. Panda is very sons and daughters to sexual dimorphism Ant are often mistaken for members of different species! Men and women per night. Do not male and female wings. Small in size, their sting is powerful enough. Panda ants animals have been able to take down the big cows with only a few bites!
4. The Parrotfish
In this vibrant and colorful creatures length can range anywhere from 1 to 7 years on average 4 feet. Remarkably, a Parrotfish can change its gender many times in his life! It is also capable of changing the patterns and colors on the amount dominant. Parrotfish This rate is very difficult for scientists. All my count, Parrotfish world as one of the most wonderful animals can be found in tropical seas. This diet is mainly composed of algae, which tears apart coral reefs. Algae front teeth, fused and a parrot beak together (hence scraped up, which are similar to the name), and a tooth grinding, which are located in the throat algae Parrotfish and is set to be chewed by the pair.
Every night, Parrotfish that wraps itself around the top of its head secretes mucous to create a cocoon-like structure. It is designed to hide the scent from predators Parrotfish sticky blanket as it sleeps.
3. The Planthopper Nymph
Before reaching adulthood, a young man called Planthopper, will also display colorful, like a fiber optic thread Planthopper nymph behind him. Planthopper nymph rightly quiet among the strangest animals. This leaves excreted from the stomach of these wonderful fibers, Planthopper jump as the leaf contains a waxy substance, even in the nymph downtime. He was too young Planthopper protect themselves from predators by making food too beautiful! It moves with quick, sudden jumps to get to the leaf Baby leaf. They are found in the rain forests of the world. However, these pests from Bitty Titty so, no more than a speck of dust is very large, so we are hard to find and observe.
2. The Glaucus Atlanticus (Blue Glaucus)
Unfortunately, this bird is not a real life Pokemon. However this is a poisonous sea slug that spends most of its life floating upside down in the sea. It is able to float by swallowing a large bubble of air which is stored in a special pouch in the stomach. With a muscular foot, it is able to withstand the ocean's surface tension. The seats are low, around Australia and South Africa can be found swimming in the water.
A Glaucus Atlanticus animal capable of killing myself many times. Moving Blue Glaucus, immune to most toxins, their tentacles to 30 feet in length, Portuguese man is able to combine O 'War poisons. Blue Glaucus stores Portuguese Man O 'War in his arms like the wings until it is potent poison that comes across his next victim.
1. The Blob Fish
Unlike most species of fish, the blob fish, called Psychrolutes Marcidus, a skeletal muscle does not swim bladder. Instead, it's disgusting, containing meat like jelly. Because it is less dense than water, jelly-like substance, the blob fish can hover above the sea floor without expending any effort Naturally! They can be found at 3000-4000 feet under the sea, New Zealand, Tasmania and Australia. When it is under water, it looks like the sticky flesh intact high pressure environment of the deep sea, and a blob of slime-like blob fish and a fish. It causes when out of the water, the extreme pressure to lose its shape and in a very short period of time after death Psychrolutes Marcidus. Blob fish ever caught was no reason to live.
10 Bizarre Animals
1.The Blob Fish
2.The Glaucus Atlanticus (Blue Glaucus)
3.The Planthopper Nymph
4.The Parrotfish
5.The Panda Ant
6.The Goblin Shark
7.The Leafy Sea Dragon
8.The Shoebill Bird
9.The Giant Coconut Crab
10.The Saiga Antelope
