What on Earth is That?

[Shadow Wolf]

ARKive - Aye-aye videos, photos and facts - Daubentonia madagascariensis People probably already know about these guys, but in case you haven't, stare in wonder.

It looks like it's tweaked out.

 

[croak]

I hope that you realise that ark isnt just a website for stange looking animals. its actually a movement to help the conservation of endangerd animals. every animal that you can find on that site is in danger of dissapearing from the face of this planet.

Oh, I know that. And I'm sure curious visitors to this thread will find that out by clicking the links.

Think of it as striking interest in the natural world that humans are slowly but surely destroying.

And actually, not every single animal on there is in danger.

Care to join in?

 

[croak]

It's now time for your pigeon fix:
ARKive - Luzon bleeding-heart videos, photos and facts - Gallicolumba luzonica (honestly looks like it was shot)

ARKive - Southern crowned-pigeon videos, photos and facts - Goura scheepmakeri (that's a lovely hairdo there)

ARKive - Nicobar pigeon videos, photos and facts - Caloenas nicobarica (look at dem feathers!)


Now for a random mix:
ARKive - Hog badger videos, photos and facts - Arctonyx collaris (the strangest badger I ever did see)

ARKive - Crested fireback videos, photos and facts - Lophura ignita (weird face on a tiny head)


Finally, all hornbills are rather odd. But the helmeted hornbill takes the cake:
ARKive - Helmeted hornbill videos, photos and facts - Rhinoplax vigil

 

[micrurus]

Oh, I know that. And I'm sure curious visitors to this thread will find that out by clicking the links.

Think of it as striking interest in the natural world that humans are slowly but surely destroying.

And actually, not every single animal on there is in danger.

Care to join in?

no thank you, I just wanted to sound like a treehugger for a second :bunny:

 

[croak]

no thank you, I just wanted to sound like a treehugger for a second :bunny:

Trees! Maybe I should create a thread extolling the virtues of them, especially the lesser known ones.... It's a thought.

 

[scitsofreaky]

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Springtails and velvet worms make me think of Dr. Seuss.

 

[painted wolf]

Gastric Brooding Frog... they shut down their stomach and swallowed their eggs to protect them. Then threw up the fully developed froglets. Sadly both species went extinct in the 1980's. Less than a decade after they were discovered.

For mammals I give you the Babirusa an awesome suid from south east asia.

wa:do

 

[croak]

Gastric Brooding Frog... they shut down their stomach and swallowed their eggs to protect them. Then threw up the fully developed froglets. Sadly both species went extinct in the 1980's. Less than a decade after they were discovered.

For mammals I give you the Babirusa an awesome suid from south east asia.

wa:do

Awesome. Thanks for reviving the thread, Painted Wolf.

And such a shame those frogs went extinct. It would be nice if there was an undiscovered population in the middle of nowhere.

 

[Oneatatime]

My favourite type of worm. The Sea Mouse!

 

[painted wolf]

Awesome. Thanks for reviving the thread, Painted Wolf.

And such a shame those frogs went extinct. It would be nice if there was an undiscovered population in the middle of nowhere.

I love a good "what the heck is that" animal thread!

It is a shame, we could have learned a lot from them.

Here's a new batch of critters for everyone.

Northern Bottlenosed Whale. IMHO one of the oddest looking cetaceans out there. They are responsible for more than report of beached "sea serpents".

Here is another odd fellow, the beaked whales are very poorly known, but in some species the males have such large tusks that they can't fully open their own mouths. They manage to fight with those tusks anyway and often carry a lot of scars.

wa:do

 

[croak]

And back to the mammals!

ARKive - Rock hyrax videos, photos and facts - Procavia capensis A distant relative of the elephant.

ARKive - Red river hog videos, photos and facts - Potamochoerus porcus A rather striking chunk of meat — er, I mean, hog.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

I know people have seen these, but they're still interesting and exotic

Stick bug

Seahorse

Inguana

 

[croak]

This thread could go on and on and on... ah well.

New species! BBC Nature - In Pictures: Top ten new species