10 of the Most Interesting Animal Species (you

probably haven't heard of)

Turns out the world isn't all about Lions, Giraffes, Dogs, Cows, and Cats. Mother Earth has many
organisms that are just now being discoered by scientists. !ot only at the bottom of the ocean,
either. " #$foot long tree li%ard and new "frican antelo&e were discoered this year. Chances are
you aren't a scientist, so you'e got some ground to ma'e u& before you are accused of not getting
out much.
10. Angora Rabbit
http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&gs_rn=12&gs_ri=psy-
ab&cp=7&gs_id=t&xhr=t&q=angora+rabbit&ba=on.2!or.r_q".&b#=b.$%22%1&2!
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The "ngora (abbit is the &roduct of hundreds of years of domestic breading for its wool. )t loo's
similar to a cat that has been on a &ower line, a cotton ball with a face, or a shee& with a
straightener. There are actually multi&le breeds of this rabbit, and they were ery &o&ular among
*rench royalty.
http://www.*nitedangorarabbitcl*b.org/
https://en.wi'ipedia.org/wi'i/8ngora_rabbit
http://www.nationalangorarabbitbreeders.co#/
9. Dumbo Octopus
http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&gs_rn=12&gs_ri=psy-
ab&pq=angora+rabbit&cp=7&gs_id=s&xhr=t&q=d!bo+octops&ba"=on.2#or.
r_q$.&b"!=b".%&22&1'2#d.b!(&biw=1&))&bih=7**&!=1&ie=+,--
'&tb!=isch&sorce=og&sa=.&tab=wi&ei=+/0+c/_12bwr3$3_2456w7i!g
rc=862l97:53p;<_9=>5=>6d??9wyq8@)7t@9=>6http=2A>5=2A2-
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This little guy can be found at really, really dee& &laces in the ocean. +y dee& ) mean ,--- meters
dee&. )t's not called the Dumbo .cto&us because of its intelligence, either. )t uses its ears to swim.
/hy does this guy ma'e the list0 +ecause he's 'ind of cute des&ite being one of the only s&ecies
of .cto&us that swallow its ictims whole. !o need to worry, he's only about 1- cm in length full
grown. 2cientists don't 'now all that much else.
http://en.wi'ipedia.org/wi'i/?ri#pote*this
http://www.bbc.co.*'/nat*re/li"e/?ri#pote*this
http://isite.lps.org/#'nei"l/web/wpp_class_t7/l_#att/in"o.ht#
8. The Blobfish
http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&gs_rn=12&gs_ri=psy-
ab&cp=A&gs_id=D&xhr=t&q=blob$ish&ba"=on.2#or.r_q$.&b"!=b".%&22&1'2#d.b
!(&biw=1&))&bih=7**&!=1&ie=+,--
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=>6http=2A>5=2A2-=2A2-i&A).photobc(et.co!=2A2-alb!s
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That's one ugly creature. "nyway, you might guess that this one isn't a fast swimmer. )n fact, it just
'ind of hangs around the bottom of the ocean where all the other fish are at. The reward0 !ot
haing to moe, it waits till it's micro$organism dinner floats by it. )t doesn't een hae to swim most
of the time, as its body's tissue is slightly less dense than water, allowing it to float at the bottom of
the ocean. 3ow does it surie not being eaten0 +y not being tasty, in fact being inedible for
humans. )t's still endangered though$$oerfishing leads to these guys being hauled out of the
ocean at a fast rate.
http://en.wi'ipedia.org/wi'i/9lob"ish
http://www.telegraph.co.*'/news/pict*regalleries/howabo*tthat/7(77$72/9lob"ish-
worlds-#ost-#iserable-loo'ing-#arine-ani#al-"acing-exinction.ht#l
http://a*stralian#*se*#.net.a*/i#age/-athead-1sychrol*tes-a'a-5r-9lobby/
7. The a!apo
This is a &arrot. /e 'now this because it li'es to hang on shoulders and eats crac'ers. )t is a !ew
4ealand bird, &rimarily alie because of the lac' of natie mammal &redators on the island of !ew
4ealand. "mong its 5ualities6 2mells weird, bar's li'e a dog, and is &ortly and nocturnal.
)t is critically endangered because Euro&eans brought dogs and cats oer to !ew 4ealand, and
once they learned the 7a'a&o's smell, were able to find them with ease. .nce again an e8am&le
of humans messing with nature. 9oor 7a'a&os. "t least it is fun to say their name.
http://en.wi'ipedia.org/wi'i/Aa'apo
http://www.'a'apo.net/en/
http://www.google.co.in/*rl?
sa=t&rct=2&q='a'apo&so*rce=web&cd=$&cad=r2a&ed=(BC+4-28D&*rl=http
67862-62-www.'a'aporecoery.org.n;
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". The Olm
http://www.google.co.in/i!gres?
q=the+ol!&!=1&sa=.&hl=en&biw=1&))&bih=7**&tb!=isch&tbnid=E%<6
EoyneH-qa9:&i!gre$rl=http://natral-wild-
li$e.blogspot.co!/2)11/)'/ol!.ht!l&docid=c200_t%g:qIw_9&i!grl=http://1.b
p.blogspot.co!/-E9+x2;43,1%/,Ddon:A6?+2/555555555;w/0(i-
q%.H.'9/s1&))/12))*&1'*1.Dpg&w=&))&h=%))&ei=G$J0+F>-627or3eF%B4
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:6 /hat has ; toes on its front limbs, 1 toes on its bac' limbs, human$li'e s'in, is blind, lies to
<-- =some say only #->, lies in caes and oceans, and can go ten years without food0
"6 ?ou should hae guessed from all those hints... the .lm.
This creature is unli'e any other. )t has great hearing and olfactory systems. )ts olfactory system is
so well made that it can sense 5uantity of small organic organisms around it. Many a fisherman
became a belieer in sea monsters after catching one of these creatures.
http://en.wi'ipedia.org/wi'i/El#
http://www.edgeo"existence.org/a#phibians/species_in"o.php?id=@%7
http://a-;-ani#als.co#/ani#als/ol#/
#. The $atamata Turtle
http://www.google.co.in/i!gres?
q=!ata!ata+trtle&!=1&sa=.&hl=en&biw=1&))&bih=7**&tb!=isch&tbnid
=7I?c8_&5J'&)99:&i!gre$rl=http://www.ryanphotographic.co!/chelidae.h
t!&docid=rh8FII26/)3529&i!grl=http://www.ryanphotographic.co!/i!
ages/0@;/?/Ihels=2A2A2)$i!briats=2A2A2)9ata=2A2A2)!ata
=2A2A2)trtle=2A2A2)capti"e#=2A2A2)-8F=2A2A2)low
=2A2A2)res.Dpg&w=1)))&h=72>&ei=F_J0+c!t99Cqr3e_l%I2Iw&Coo!=1
This guy ma'es the list because he loo's li'e a tan'. *rom a&&earances, ) thin' his shell@head
could be bullet&roof, fire&roof, radiation &roof, and toughest of all, child &roof. )'m not sure about
any of those though, as ) didn't run into any in my research. The shell and head may loo'
e8tremely tough, and &robably are, but they are meant for camouflage. Aust imagine if you were
loo'ing at this guy from aboe as he was still on the bottom of a cree'. 3e@she would be ery hard
to distinguish, and also a nasty sur&rise if you ste&&ed on him or her =coming from a &erson afraid
of sna'es and s&iders>. ) can't imagine how the &erson who discoered this rier monster felt.
http://en.wi'ipedia.org/wi'i/5ata_#ata
http://www.*nc.ed*/Hdt'ir'pa/st*""/#ata.ht#l
%. The Barreleye
http://www.google.co.in/i!gres?
q=barreleye+$ish&sa=/&hl=en&biw=1&))&bih=7**&tb!=isch&tbnid=Gr,;o
/o_3?";59:&i!gre$rl=http://glowsinthedeep.wordpress.co!/2)1)/)2/2&/i-
can-see-right-throgh-
yo/barreleye_eyes/&docid=b3?cI2&we:$n&9&i!grl=http://glowsinthedeep.$il
es.wordpress.co!/2)1)/)2/barreleye_eyes.Dpg&w=&)'&h=%7&&ei=;"?0+$n6<cn
/l58!)%Ig1g&Coo!=1&iact=rc&dr=2&>&page=1&tbnh=17)&tbnw=21&&st
art=)&ndsp=1*&"ed=1t:%2*#r:A#s:)&tx=1A)%&ty=>>'
The +arreleye to the right is one of the only ones eer seen alie. They hae been documented
since <B;BC howeer most of the time nets or lines &ierced the fluid bubble that ma'es this fish so
uni5ue.
2o why does this fish hae a trans&arent head0 /ell, it wor's li'e a coc'&it. )ts adanced eyesight
is adanced een when &ointing forward. 3oweer, it can rotate its eyes bac'wards and u&wards
to see &rey and &redators. Dseful, eh0 )t also is one of the few animals on earth that can gie
away its anatomy without dying.
http://en.wi'ipedia.org/wi'i/9arreleye
http://www.lati#es.co#/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-weird-sea-creat*res-gallery-
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&. Tarsiers
http://www.google.co.in/i!gres?
q=tarsiers&!=1&sa=.&hl=en&biw=1&))&bih=7**&tb!=isch&tbnid='2_c%h
l7@Dh<9:&i!gre$rl=http://a-C-
ani!als.co!/ani!als/tarsier/&docid='>p4gFp,Is2la9&i!grl=http://a-C-
ani!als.co!/!edia/ani!als/i!ages/%7)x>7)/tarsier7.Dpg&w=%7)&h=>7)&ei=.@
?0+F7'4%/-(585!24265&Coo!=1&iact=rc&dr=A'A&page=1&tbnh=1**&
tbnw=2A>&start=)&ndsp=2)&"ed=1t:%2*#r:&#s:)&tx=1%12&ty=2*)
Tarsiers are interesting creatures. These little guys grow to be a who&&ing E inches. They eat
insects and hae been 'nown to jum& from tree to tree and eat birds.They're nocturnal and moe
ery, ery fast using their e8tremely bony loo'ing fingers =and long tail>. *emales usually hae
about one little baby tarsier &er year. /hat else is unnatural about these creatures0 They can twist
their heads <F- degrees li'e an owl. )f they were any bigger then )'d be scared of them.
This once again &roes that Mother !ature has more creatiity than science fiction writers.
http://www.endangeredspeciesinternational.org/tarsiersection.ht!l
http://www.s;gdocent.org/pp/p-tarsir.ht#
http://en.wi'ipedia.org/wi'i/,arsier
'. (lying...)*ui+,
http://www.google.co.in/i!gres?
q=$lying+sqid&!=1&sa=.&hl=en&biw=1&))&bih=7**&tb!=isch&tbnid=9
_q9%oDq(DAt9:&i!gre$rl=http://digitalninDa.s/blog/e"oltion-o$-the-$lying-
sqids/&docid=<y.an(@2Ag_He9&i!grl=http://i1-news.so$tpedia-
static.co!/i!ages/news2/+sain-6olt-Iold-;asily-6e-Jtrn-by-a--lying-?qid-
2.Dpg&w=%)>&h=%)>&ei=g$?0+b"I94c(5E<to4B1w&Coo!=1&iact=rc&d
r=2*%&page=1&tbnh=17%&tbnw=1'1&start=)&ndsp=1*&"ed=1t:%2*#r:7#s:)&tx
=11>&ty=%*7
The reason that ) couldn't find much information on the flying s5uid is because many &eo&le
mista'e it for flying fish. )t was only within the last 1- years when the flying s5uid was actually
seriously tal'ed about in academic circles. )f any of you readers are on the water ery much you
might 'now that flying fish %oom by and it is hard to distinguish their finer features from a boat.
*lying s5uid are rarer and %oom by just as fast, and so we don't 'now much about them.
)t has been recently confirmed by scientists that there is a flying s5uid 'nown as the red or neon
flying s5uid =its blue>. /e don't 'now how they jum& out of the water or why. More research needs
to be done on these things because its a&&arent that they don't een 'now what colour they are.
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.co#/2(17/(2/2(/scientists-*nrael-#ystery-o"-
"lying-sq*id/
http://en.wi'ipedia.org/wi'i/>apanese_"lying_sq*id
http://io).co#/@)&771%/#arine-biologists-con"ir#-sq*id-can-"ly-+-ready
1. Dar-in Bar! )pi+er
http://www.google.co.in/i!gres?
q=darwin+bar(+spider&!=1&sa=/&hl=en&biw=1&))&bih=7**&tb!=isch&t
bnid=&-oJGaJ!-
0?_'9:&i!gre$rl=http://spring$ield!n.blogspot.co!/2)1)/1)/strongest-sil(-
yet.ht!l&docid=/3i<J7>50899&i!grl=http://2.bp.blogspot.co!/_-
b>FI2Iye5o/,<dGc,b'/s2/555555555wo/w0dE,C2cIJB/s1&))/darwin-
bar(-spider-web-1))*2%-
)2.Dpg&w=&A)&h=*7A&ei="@?0+dE9@97p(gE"xB5g&Coo!=1&iact=rc&dr
=>2A&page=1&tbnh=1**&tbnw=1%7&start=)&ndsp=1*&"ed=1t:%2*#r:&#s:)&tx=
1A2)&ty=277
Darwin +ar' 2&iders were a recent discoery =1--B>. " cou&le of facts6 Their sil' is much stronger
than other s&iders' sil' that hae been studied. )n turn, it is <- times stronger than 7elar =that stuff
used to ma'e bullet&roof ests>. 2omehow they string their webs across riers...don't you hae to
hae two &eo&le to string something across the rier0 Maybe they swim across, who 'nows.
The best way to study them is by boat because that's the only way scientists can analy%e their
behaiours from a close distance. There is still a lot about them un'nown because only local
Madagascar tour guides 'new about them for a ery long time.
They eat bees, dragonflies, and mayflies =u& to ;1 mayflies hae been in one web at a time>. 2o,
since we don't 'now that much about them, )'m going to ma'e a hy&othesis that their webs can
catch birds, too.
http://en.wi'ipedia.org/wi'i/DarwinIs_bar'_spider
http://www.daily#ail.co.*'/sciencetech/article-22&$277/Jpider#an-really-BE+=D-
stopped-train-web-say-physics-st*dents-hae.ht#l
http://news.bbc.co.*'/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_)((1(((/)((1&%%.st#