Top 10 Animals You Won’t Believe Exist!!
Published in Entertainment at April 12th, 2017 at 10:51 AM
Here's further proof that it's a wild and wonderful world. Some of these animals seem like they're characters from a Sci-Fi movie about Mars, others look like they're from another dimension...but all of them are here on earth.
The Irrawaddy Dolphin
Irrawaddy dolphins are found in coastal areas in South and Southeast Asia. These animals are known for their bulging forehead and short beak, giving them a far stranger appearance than other dolphins.
The Dumbo Octopus
The ear-like fins of this octopus have earned it the name “Dumbo.” The octopus lives at extreme depths of 10,000 to 11,000 feet, searching for worms and other crustaceans at the seafloor.
Red Lipped Batfish
Batfish are found in the waters around the Galapagos Islands, but are terrible swimmers. Instead, the fish have learned to walk the ocean floor on their fins.
Mantis Shrimp
The colorful mantis shrimp spends most of its life tucked away in burrows and holes, meaning that we know very little about them. The shrimp is capable of breaking through aquariums by moving at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour.
The Gnome Shark
The terrifying goblin shark measures between 8 and 13 feet and was first discovered in 1898. Referred to as a ‘living fossil,’ these terrifying animals are the only surviving member of a 125 million year-old family.
The Barreleye Fish
The barreleye, found at depths of 2000 feet in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, is most notable for its transparent head and highly sensitive eyes. The green lenses above each eye allow the fish to filter out what little sunlight makes it down to these depths and focus on the lights of its prey.
The Snub Nose Monkey
David Attenborough once remarked that these marvelous monkeys look like “elves” and others like “plastic surgery gone too far.” Found in Asia, at heights of up to 13,000 feet, these primates with a short stump of a nose are rarely spotted.
Yeti Crab
Only recently discovered in 2005, not much is known about this hairy crustacean found in the South Pacific Ocean.
Frilled Shark
In the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans this prehistoric beast boasts 300 trident-shaped teeth, aligned in 25 rows to rip through any prey. Scientists also believe that the frilled shark breaks the record for gestation periods amongst sharks, taking three and a half years to give birth.
Giant Crab
This arthropod can reach heights of 12 feet tall and weigh up to 42 pounds, all while moving like a spider - yikes! The crabs are only found in the waters off the island of Honsh?.
