Peculiar Animals Collection

The curious Pangolins are the only mammals which feature armor-like scales made of keratin covering their body. They eat mostly insects and, when ...

The second largest fish found in today’s oceans, the basking shark is the only living member of the Cetorhinidae family. They typically reach size...

Cassowaries are large, flightless bird found throughout New Guinea and northern Australia. They have a reputation for being ornery and attacking h...

Named after the harpies of Greek Mythology, harpy eagles are the largest bird of prey found in the Americas, and can grow to have a wingspan of ov...

Thresher sharks inhabit temperate coastal waters in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. They are easily identified by their long tails, which they act...

The Komodo dragon is the largest known species of lizard. It can grow to be 10 feet long and weigh 150 pounds. Komodo dragons carry an anticoagula...

The Maned Wolf of South America is the tallest canid – a group that contains wolves, foxes, jackals, coyotes and dogs. Its long legs help it naviga...

A white alligator can either be albino or leucistic. The difference between the two is that albinism is the complete lack of the pigment melanin, ...

Also known as the common seadragon, the weedy seadragon is a relative of the seahorse that can be found in waters all around southern Australia and...

The Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin is a “short-beaked oceanic dolphin”, and the only member of this group that features a color other than gray, bla...

The Vaquita is sadly one of the most endangered animals on the planet. This small cetacean is native only to the northwestern Gulf of California i...

Also called the Bluespotted Ribbontail ray, this colorful creature is found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. It gets its name from the el...

Frogfish employ special camouflage to perfectly blend in with their habitat. Depending on the species, they can resemble coral, stones, sea sponges...

Bush Babies, also known as Galagos, are primates found in Africa. They are mostly active at night, so they have very large eyes to help them see i...

Commonly dispersed throughout the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean, cownose rays are a species of eagle ray that can grow to be just under...