Topic: let's all talk about our favourite weird animals (Read 21976 times)

tania · « **on:** 09 Oct 2009, 21:45 »

verreaux's sifaka -

also known as "the dancing sifaka", verreaux's sifaka is a type of lemur which lives in south western madagascar. sifakas are at their most comfortable climbing trees in an upright position and don't usually move around on the ground, but because trees in their habitat are regularly dispersed (and they are endangered as a result) it is becoming more and more common for tourists to spot them making their way across open spaces by "dancing" - bouncing sideways on their hind legs while flailing their arms in the air. even better, they are social animals so just imagine like a big group of sifakas doing this at the same time. wait even better you don't have to imagine at all, here's a video of some sifakas jumping around and being awesome.

sifakas can also jump up to 10 meters and regularly do so between spikey trees which are totally covered in thorns, and no one is really sure yet how they are able to do this without injuring themselves horribly.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #1 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 21:50 »

In b4 isopods

JD · « **Reply #2 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 21:51 »

This little fella

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #3 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 21:55 »

The Platypus

"The bizarre appearance of this egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal baffled European naturalists when they first encountered it, with some considering it an elaborate fraud. "

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #4 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 22:00 »

Man the platypus just does not strike me as weird at all. Stupid nationality fucking with my standards.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #5 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 22:08 »

Cuttlefish

Argh Cuttlefish

Woah Cuttlefish

Fuckin' Cuttlefish

David_Dovey · « **Reply #6 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 22:08 »

CUTTLEFISH

Inlander · « **Reply #7 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 22:52 »

I'm partial to mudskippers and lungfish.

Oh, you don't like fish that can breathe out of water? You like your animals neatly classifiable and in their proper place? Too bad!

KickThatBathProf · « **Reply #8 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 22:56 »

Tommy don't you dare post capybaras until the pagebreak

Geekdumb · « **Reply #9 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 23:16 »

The bumblebee bat...
http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=49

How can you not like a bat the size of a bee?

JD · « **Reply #10 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 23:21 »

Also this guy

Emaline · « **Reply #11 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 23:55 »

Do I really need to say what my favorite weird animals are?

Also, whales, and giant squids, and deep sea creatures and whatnot.

Inlander · « **Reply #12 on:** 10 Oct 2009, 00:18 »

Oh, also, the superb lyrebird:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y

Perhaps not "weird", but definitely "holy shit".

MrBlu · « **Reply #13 on:** 10 Oct 2009, 00:44 »

Yeah, I still fail to believe that's actually real.

Inlander · « **Reply #14 on:** 10 Oct 2009, 01:28 »

You know, I hear the moon landing was faked, too.

Dollface · « **Reply #15 on:** 10 Oct 2009, 01:58 »

LTK · « **Reply #16 on:** 10 Oct 2009, 04:28 »

Coconut Crab!

BlakeJustBlake · « **Reply #17 on:** 10 Oct 2009, 04:34 »

Humans are bipedal primates belonging to the species Homo sapiens (Latin: "wise man" or "knowing man") in Hominidae, the great ape family.Humans have a highly developed brain, capable of abstract reasoning, language, introspection, and problem solving. This mental capability, combined with an erect body carriage that frees the arms for manipulating objects, has allowed humans to make far greater use of tools than any other species. Mitochondrial DNA and fossil evidence indicates that modern humans originated in Africa about 200,000 years ago. Humans now inhabit every continent and low Earth orbit, with a total population of over 6.7 billion as of September 2009.

LTK · « **Reply #18 on:** 10 Oct 2009, 04:36 »

Quote from: BlakeJustBlake on 10 Oct 2009, 04:34

Humans are bipedal primates belonging to the species Homo sapiens (Latin: "wise man" or "knowing man") in Hominidae, the great ape family.Humans have a highly developed brain, capable of abstract reasoning, language, introspection, and problem solving. This mental capability, combined with an erect body carriage that frees the arms for manipulating objects, has allowed humans to make far greater use of tools than any other species. Mitochondrial DNA and fossil evidence indicates that modern humans originated in Africa about 200,000 years ago. Humans now inhabit every continent and low Earth orbit, with a total population of over 6.7 billion as of September 2009.

Holy shit that's freaky!

Barmymoo · « **Reply #19 on:** 10 Oct 2009, 04:54 »

Mr. Doctor · « **Reply #20 on:** 10 Oct 2009, 05:34 »

Sea Pig...

Who's horrible and cute at the same time? Yes you are! Yes you are!

Lines · « **Reply #21 on:** 10 Oct 2009, 06:40 »

Angora rabbits. They are amazingly fluffy.

Giant octopuses are super awesome.

Okapi have cute butts.

nobo · « **Reply #22 on:** 10 Oct 2009, 07:41 »

tania · « **Reply #23 on:** 10 Oct 2009, 07:59 »

the solenodon -

solenodons live in cuba and haiti and are the only known member of their family, solenodontidae. they're small and fuzzy and maybe even kind of cute (in sort of a demented way i guess) and - this part is important - can inject poison into you through their teeth when they bite you. like a goddamn snake. there is no other mammal on earth that is is able to do this.

michaelicious · « **Reply #24 on:** 10 Oct 2009, 08:09 »

This little gentleman right here is a Klipspringer. Klipspringers are small antelope that live in eastern Africa. They are usually only like 58cm tall!

SonofZ3 · « **Reply #25 on:** 10 Oct 2009, 08:41 »

Musk deer. Cute deer with sharp, vampirish fangs.

McTaggart · « **Reply #26 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 02:07 »

Quote from: David_Dovey on 09 Oct 2009, 22:08

Cuddlefish

Awww

KvP · « **Reply #27 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 02:09 »

I CHOOSE YOU GEODUCK

OH YEAHH

Spluff · « **Reply #28 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 03:46 »

You guys pick the most boring animals (except geoduck, full marks for geoduck).

Lunchbox · « **Reply #29 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 03:57 »

Quote from: Dollface on 10 Oct 2009, 01:58

FLOBBERWORMS

Oh hey, yeti crab.

Verergoca · « **Reply #30 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 04:35 »

Sea slug!

LTK · « **Reply #31 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 05:03 »

Quote from: Verergoca on 11 Oct 2009, 04:35

Sea slug!

Better yet, photosynthesizing seaslug!

See here.

Bdelloid Rotifer is also wicked awesome.

It looks unimpressive, but wait until you see what it does. Yes, they are animals.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #32 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 13:42 »

Quote from: LTK on 10 Oct 2009, 04:28

Coconut Crab!

Fuck man, thank god all I have to worry about are raccoons and possums.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #33 on:** 12 Oct 2009, 06:15 »

Zebronkey is obviously the best term for a zebra/donkey cross. Obviously.

I mean seriously just trALL GLORY TO HYPNOTOAD

Inlander · « **Reply #34 on:** 12 Oct 2009, 06:48 »

Dovey did you overlook the fact that one of the names for the creature was Clive? I mean that's a pretty fucking suave mutant horsefreak right there.

NotAFanOfFenders · « **Reply #35 on:** 12 Oct 2009, 10:06 »

Huge picture for extra HOLY FUCK!

I'm currently freaked out by this guy:

evilbobthebob · « **Reply #36 on:** 12 Oct 2009, 12:13 »

D'awww look at the cute little mole

The extra letter · « **Reply #37 on:** 12 Oct 2009, 14:01 »

Quote from: tania on 10 Oct 2009, 07:59

the solenodon -

solenodons live in cuba and haiti and are the only known member of their family, solenodontidae. they're small and fuzzy and maybe even kind of cute (in sort of a demented way i guess) and - this part is important - can inject poison into you through their teeth when they bite you. like a goddamn snake. there is no other mammal on earth that is is able to do this.

IIRC, some species of shrews are venomous and bite you the same way.

calenlass · « **Reply #38 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 00:11 »

nobody got mine yet yessssssss

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #39 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 00:20 »

Personally I'm fond of the Goblin Shark.

Because we need more things to terrify us.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #40 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 07:56 »

Quote from: Inlander on 12 Oct 2009, 06:48

Dovey did you overlook the fact that one of the names for the creature was Clive? I mean that's a pretty fucking suave mutant horsefreak right there.

discounting the likelihood that that is just some Wikipedia shitdickery (high), I want you to just try saying Zebronkey out loud.

Zebronkey.

Hee hee!

As well as that, I like it because it reminds me of noted literary sisters, Charlotte, Anne & Emily Zebronkey

Inlander · « **Reply #41 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 08:10 »

I refuse to believe that wikipedia would be lying to me about a suave god-damn horsefreak named Clive. Although, now that I think about it . . . Oh shit -

Clive Zebronkey.

Professor Snuggles · « **Reply #42 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 09:16 »

Quote from: Dollface on 10 Oct 2009, 01:58

Man what the fuck

Inlander · « **Reply #43 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 15:51 »

They look like pink unshelled broad beans.

Professor Snuggles · « **Reply #44 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 15:54 »

They look like emasculated uncircumcised overstuffed parboiled penises.

Ballard · « **Reply #45 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 16:26 »

My bologna has a first name and it's "H-I-D-E-O-U-S M-U-T-A-N-T C-O-C-K-O-I-D"

tania · « **Reply #46 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 20:06 »

Quote from: Ballard on 13 Oct 2009, 16:26

hideous mutant cockoid

would see this band

David_Dovey · « **Reply #47 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 20:08 »

Quote from: tania on 13 Oct 2009, 20:06

Quote from: Ballard on 13 Oct 2009, 16:26
hideous mutant cockoid

would see this band

Would see the documentary about this band's descent in to acid flashback induced hell and random property destruction

JD · « **Reply #48 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 20:14 »

negative creep · « **Reply #49 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 20:17 »

Quote from: David_Dovey on 13 Oct 2009, 20:08

Quote from: tania on 13 Oct 2009, 20:06
Quote from: Ballard on 13 Oct 2009, 16:26
hideous mutant cockoid

would see this band

Would see the documentary about this band's descent in to acid flashback induced hell and random property destruction

Would play in this band

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