22 Strange Animals You Probably Didn’t Know Exist

Most of us don’t grasp the variety of animals species that inhabit the Earth today, and some even get surprised as they find out there’s an animal they haven’t heard of before. But seriously now – out of 1,367,555^[1] identified non-insect animal species that live on Earth today, how do you expect to know every single one of them? To put it into perspective, take into account that this number represents only 1% of all animal species that ever lived!

Pink Fairy Armadillo

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Aye-aye

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The Maned Wolf

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Tufted Deer

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Dumbo Octopus

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Patagonian Mara

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Naked Mole Rat

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Irrawaddy Dolphin

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The Gerenuk

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Dugong

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The Babirusa

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Lamprey

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The Fossa

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Star-Nosed Mole

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Sunda Colugo

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Zebra Duiker

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Yeti Crab

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Superb Bird of Paradise

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Blob Fish

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Cantor’s Giant Soft Shelled Turtle

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Gobi Jerboa

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Japanese Spider Crab

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