What on Earth is That?

[croak]

A thread to introduce the world to weird, unusual, and downright strange animals. The emphasis is on species people probably have never heard of.

I'm going to use ARKive because it is awesome.

ARKive - Saiga antelope videos, photos and facts - Saiga tatarica

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Need more be said in terms of weird, unusual and strange?

 

[croak]

Need more be said in terms of weird, unusual and strange?

Platypus! But that's the default answer.

 

[Valjean]

Saigas? Everybody knows saigas. How about gorals, serows or takins? I think they're a little less known.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayan_Goral
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takin

 

[darkendless]

Need more be said in terms of weird, unusual and strange?

Nasty little blighters. Never pick them up as their claws can and will shred your guts.

 

[Valjean]

Well, they're not very big and they don't have teeth. They've got to have some way to defend themselves.

 

[Reptillian]

Behold the Tasselled Wobbegong, a type bottom dwelling shark:

 

[Valjean]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgwoNngoguc

World's rarest and largest parrot. After millions of years isolated on a mammal-less island, became flightless and unafraid and, apparently, horny.

Edit:
OK. I give up. Tried half a dozen different addresses.
Isn't the address in the address bar supposed to reproduce whatever video you're watching? I copy the address exactly and ... nothing.

 

[Nepenthe]

The glass frog (Centrolenidae) is awesome:

As is the rare Baudet de Poitou donkey (there's less than 400 in existence):

I know the OP specified animals but there are so many cool and weird plant species too. The Titan Arum really does smell like decomposing meat:

 

[LuisDantas]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgwoNngoguc

World's rarest and largest parrot. After millions of years isolated on a mammal-less island, became flightless and unafraid and, apparently, horny.

Edit:
OK. I give up. Tried half a dozen different addresses.
Isn't the address in the address bar supposed to reproduce whatever video you're watching? I copy the address exactly and ... nothing.

That is why I like to edit source code directly. "Easy to use" systems often go way too far while attempting to protect people from themselves.

Anyway, see if this is what you want (I did i by removing the link, then pasting it again):

[youtube]hgwoNngoguc[/youtube]
YouTube - Shagged by a rare parrot--too funny.

 

[croak]

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.

ARKive - Chinese serow videos, photos and facts - Capricornis milneedwardsii That does not look related to a cow.

 

[Valjean]

As is the rare Baudet de Poitou donkey (there's less than 400 in existence):

Holy moly! Now the donkeys are going rasta!

That is why I like to edit source code directly. "Easy to use" systems often go way too far while attempting to protect people from themselves.

Anyway, see if this is what you want (I did i by removing the link, then pasting it again):
[youtube]hgwoNngoguc[/youtube]
YouTube - Shagged by a rare parrot--too funny.

Obrigado, Luis. That's the video I was going for.
Alas, I don't know anything about source codes or cutting and pasting. I just write the link address I see on paper then type it into the thread I'm posting.
Sometimes works, sometimes not. Who knows why?

 

[Erebus]

Mastigias papua a stingless jellyfish. You can actually swim in a lake with thousands of these

The Lyrebird which can imitate almost any sound

[youtube]F4ueu-6UvTY[/youtube]
YouTube - clever imitating sound bird !!!

Blobfish. It has no bones and drifts around eating whatever happens to swim close enough to it. Look it in the eyes and tell it it's beautiful... do it.

Goblin Shark

An immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis nutricula). When it mates it actually starts to turn back into a polyp. Then it grows back into a jellyfish again and repeats the cycle. Unless a predator or disease kills it, it will live forever.

 

[Valjean]

Goblin shark looks like it could use an orthodontist....

 

[croak]

Mastigias papua a stingless jellyfish. You can actually swim in a lake with thousands of these

Stingless jellyfish? Awesome.

The Lyrebird which can imitate almost any sound

Ooh, I know those. I wonder what's appealing about imitating a chainsaw though... might scare off predators.

Blobfish. It has no bones and drifts around eating whatever happens to swim close enough to it. Look it in the eyes and tell it it's beautiful... do it.

That is just... weird. Just... wow.

Goblin Shark

And I thought Hammerheads were weird.

An immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis nutricula). When it mates it actually starts to turn back into a polyp. Then it grows back into a jellyfish again and repeats the cycle. Unless a predator or disease kills it, it will live forever.

I remember reading or watching a documentary about those. Jellyfish are taking over.

 

[croak]

A selection of birds:

ARKive - Greater sage-grouse videos, photos and facts - Centrocercus urophasianus (you may have watched a video of these)
ARKive - Capercaillie videos, photos and facts - Tetrao urogallus The tail feathers remind me of those paper fans.
ARKive - Golden pheasant videos, photos and facts - Chrysolophus pictus Just look at those colours!

 

[croak]

ARKive - Dwarf brocket videos, photos and facts - Mazama chunyi This does not look like a deer.

ARKive - Central American agouti videos, photos and facts - Dasyprocta punctata This does look like a fat rat, though.

 

[micrurus]

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.

 

[Erebus]

I remember reading or watching a documentary about those. Jellyfish are taking over.

All hail the new Gods!

:angel2:

 

[croak]

All hail the new Gods!

:angel2:

Or take up arms and join the resistance!

:devil: