Unusual Things

Unusual Animals?

What animals do you think are unusual. Make sure they are: 1. Pretty unknown to people, 2. Long name 3. and really cool!

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1. The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. It is the sole living representative of its family (Ornithorhynchidae) and genus (Ornithorhynchus), though a number of related species have been found in the fossil record. The bizarre appearance of this egg-laying, poisonous, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal baffled European naturalists when they first encountered it, with some considering it an elaborate fraud. It is one of the few venomous mammals; the male Platypus has a spur on the hind foot which delivers a poison capable of causing severe pain to humans. The unique features of the Platypus make it an important subject in the study of evolutionary biology and a recognizable and iconic symbol of Australia; it has appeared as a mascot at national events and is featured on the reverse of the Australian 20 cent coin.
2. bonobos. look it up there koool!
3. the alupoinrest
4. the jackalope!!!!
5. An okapi. They look like a frankenstein animal.
6. 1. Komondor Dog... they look hilarious :D 2. Parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides ...its some kinda bug 3. chinchilla..i love them, their so soft and cute
7. Flamingos ♥ OH ALSO CHINCHILLAS ♥
8. blue footed boobie! its a bird of some sort. rare and going extint
9. flying squrrials they are great pets and super fuzzy, i have one and i love her but you need a large room to let them play in.
10. bandicoot
11. Sea cucumber is definitely different. It will literally puke up its guts and let fish nibble on them if it thinks it's in danger.
12. Leafy seadragon,Axolotl, Emperor Tamarin, Hagfish, Aye-aye
13. chinchillas,i hav one they arent very common jirds are funny looking rodents look it up on google
14. Dodos. They look pretty freaky to me. Heres one I made up: A cheger (cheetah/tiger) It would look weird.
15. Kinkajou (type of racoon) and capybara (a water hog)
16. the very rare onthendofmyknobicus . Yellow coloured furry animal seen only by a few in the world .
17. Humuhumunukunukuapua'a (yes, that's really its name!) It's found in the waters near Hawaii.
18. The okapi is one of the most unusual animals of the rainforest. It is a relative of the giraffe that lives in the savanna. The okapi only lives in a small region of rainforest in the country of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly called Zaire). People did not know the okapi existed until 1901. It is a relative of the giraffe, but it is much smaller. It can be 6 feet tall and weigh 500 pounds. The okapi has stripes on its rear and legs like a zebra. It has a blue tongue that is a foot long!
19. Abby is my choice
20. Coelocanth. It is a 5-foot-long fish that was thought to be extinct until one was caught in the 1920s. It somehow managed to survive the extinction of the dinosaurs because it lives in very deep waters.