Weird Animals
@Weird_AnimaIs
Posting photos of amazing species you’ve never heard of. Highlighting the wonders of evolution & the extraordinary diversity of life.
A male royal flycatcher - what a magnificent bird!
The Waxy Monkey Leaf Frog moves by walking rather than hopping, which is the reason for the 'monkey' in their name. (Photo thecritterdepot)
The boat-billed heron from Mexico. (Photo Alejandro Gonzalez)
The canyon bat (Parastrellus hesperus) is the smallest bat in the USA, with a wingspan of just 20cm! (Photo @SanDiegoRefuges)
The Emei moustache toad grows spikes on its snout to use as weapons in breeding season & then sheds them afterwards. (Photos Cameron M Hudson)
The binturong or bearcat is a vulnerable species from south & Southeast Asia. (Photo Gunther Deichmann)
The sword-billed hummingbird is the only bird with a beak longer than its body! (Photo Luis Alcivar)
An amphipod from the Antarctic. (Photo Keith Martin-Smith)
The tomato frog of Madagascar puffs up & secretes a thick substance when predators try to eat it. (Photo Maroansetra)
The Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita) is an endangered wild cat from the high Andes. Less than 2500 inidividuals remain. (Photo almonature)
The northern blue tongue skink is a lizard with a characteristically blue tongue. They can be found in New Guinea & Australia. (Photos Doug Beckers)
The glossy ibis is a widespread species found in most warm regions of the world. (Photo Jim Block)
The masked lapwing has large wattles on its beak! (Photo Dennis Church)
The awesome looking Andros Island iguana is an endangered species. Only 3,500 individuals are left on the island. (Photos iguanafoundation.org)
Lyropteryx apollonia from the Amazon rainforest. (Photo Kashi Kashif)
Arctic hares can run at speeds of 40 miles per hour! (Photo Adrian Imms)
An amazing ruby-topaz hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus) from Colombia. (Photo luisfdo.agudelo)
