![The Sphinx cat may look hideous, but these guys are...]()
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The Sphinx cat may look hideous, but these guys are known to have great personalities and are extremely affectionate with their human owners.
![These 12-day-old little lorikeets, native to Australia's eastern coast, are...]()
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These 12-day-old little lorikeets, native to Australia's eastern coast, are certainly an eye-full at birth. While they'll eventually turn into beautiful, rainbow-colored birds, these newborns have a lot of growing up and coloring in to do until then!
![In the case of this celestial eyed gold fish, we're...]()
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In the case of this celestial eyed gold fish, we're guessing its eyes really are bigger than its stomach! With its large, protruding eyeballs and split double tail, this fresh water creature is one of the strangest animals we've ever seen.
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Don't go insulting the largest turtles in North America, because the snapping turtle packs a mean bite. Equipped not only with a ferocious mouth, the snapping turtle rocks three rows of spikes on its back.
![Here's one fish we don't ever want to cross. Despite...]()
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Here's one fish we don't ever want to cross. Despite its super sharp teeth and powerful jaw, the Monkfish, which can grow to be up to three feet long, usually swallows its prey whole.
![Soft-shell crab - delicious. Soft-shell turtle? Gross! Back in 2007,...]()
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Soft-shell crab - delicious. Soft-shell turtle? Gross! Back in 2007, the World Wildlife Fund announced the discovery of the rare species in a former Khmer Rouge area of Cambodia.
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Part of the vulture family, it's no wonder California condors are pretty hard to look at. This Cali native is the largest terrestrial bird on our continent and is one of the oldest living birds. They average about 60 years and can live to be 80.
![Nope, that's not a worm -- it's an adult chikilidae...]()
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Nope, that's not a worm -- it's an adult chikilidae sitting on its eggs! Discovered by a team of biologists in the rain-soaked soils of northeast India, the legless amphibian was mistaken for a deadly, miniature snake by villagers.
![The naked mole rat could be the ugliest animal in...]()
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The naked mole rat could be the ugliest animal in the world. Good thing they spend most of their lives underground! These guys can hardly see and use their giant teeth and jaws to dig extensive holes in the ground. They live in colonies like bees and have one queen who is responsible for all the reproduction.
![Miss Ellie, a small, bug-eyed Chinese crested hairless dog, celebrated...]()
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Miss Ellie, a small, bug-eyed Chinese crested hairless dog, celebrated her win in the "World's Ugliest Dog Contest" in 2009 at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, in Petaluma, Calif. She also won Animal Planet's "World's Ugliest Dog" contest that same year.
![The baird tapir is the largest mammal found from Mexico...]()
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The baird tapir is the largest mammal found from Mexico to South America. They grow to be 6.6 ft in length and 3.9 ft in height. This animal has a light shade of grey on its face and throat and a dark spot on its nose. As if their looks weren't horrible enough, baird tapirs have only four toes on each front foot and three toes on each back foot.
![Philippine Tarsiers can fit in the palm of your hand...]()
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Philippine Tarsiers can fit in the palm of your hand and live in the Phillippines. Their bulging eyes are bigger than the size of their brains. Their hands and legs resemble human limbs and they can leap as high as 10 feet.
![The Aye-Aye is currently an endangered species partially due to...]()
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The Aye-Aye is currently an endangered species partially due to the fact many in its native Madagascar view the animal as an evil omen and kill them on the spot. It's easy to see how they might be creeped out by this little guy!
![Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! These animal...]()
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! These animal oddities won't be winning any cute awards anytime soon, but they sure are fun to look at. From the scaly to the slimy to the downright ugly, check out the weirdest looking critters in the Animal Kingdom ... It doesn't get much more bizarre than this curled up pangolin, which can fold its entire body into a tight ball. The endangered, scaly-skinned mammal can be found throughout Asia and Africa.
![Late bloomer: At three-months-old, this yellow-crested Cockatoo is having a...]()
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Late bloomer: At three-months-old, this yellow-crested Cockatoo is having a bad hair day, but eventually this bird will take flight and grow gorgeous yellow and white feathers.
![The Long-spined Sea Scorpion is one species you certainly don't...]()
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The Long-spined Sea Scorpion is one species you certainly don't want to mess with. This frightening fish is small in size but is very aggressive and will attack fish larger than itself. These predatorial creatures lie still camouflaged against the rocks while they wait to attack their prey.
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This endangered monkey's most unique feature is its protruding nose. The monkeys will honk to communicate with one another, and the nose straightens out during each honk.
From the scaly to the slimy to the downright ugly, check out the weirdest looking critters in the Animal Kingdom …
