X
    Categories: ANIMALSListicle

25 Rare Animals That Seem to Come From Another World


Animal species extinction is an evident and disastrous problem the world is facing nowadays due to human activity. Scientists say that about a dozen species become extinct every day. This means that some of the animals that make this planet so bright and beautiful will soon disappear for good. Photography can by no means save them, but it can make us aware of what bizarre and extraterrestrial creatures we’re losing. It’s hard to believe they haven’t come here from far-away places when you look at them!

ADVERTISEMENT

We at SmallJoys are totally flabbergasted by these amazing creatures and want you to see them, as well.

1. The Wild Albino Wallaby would definitely win the cuteness overload contest.

2. The rare Blue Owl whose feather color is as mesmerizing as the color of its eyes.

ADVERTISEMENT

3. The rare Albino Sulcata Turtle looks so diabolical, you’d be scared regardless of its small size.

ADVERTISEMENT

4. The White Cuscus (don’t confuse it with the food couscous) is a marsupial, meaning that it has a pouch.

ADVERTISEMENT

5. The Glass Butterfly proves that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

ADVERTISEMENT

6. The Pacific Spine Lumpsucker has a special cup on his belly to attach to surfaces.

ADVERTISEMENT

7. The Kakapo — a large, flightless, nocturnal, ground-dwelling parrot of New Zealand.

ADVERTISEMENT

8. The rare Albino Whale — a mass of beauty, power, and grace at the same time.

ADVERTISEMENT

9. Marine Iguana — the only aquatic iguana in the world!

ADVERTISEMENT

10. The Sailfin Dragon, whose main problem now is extreme habitat loss.

ADVERTISEMENT

11. A weird deep sea fish, Lamprey, has a face only a mother could love.

ADVERTISEMENT

12. The Greater Sage Grouse does look greater than other birds.

ADVERTISEMENT

13. The Troll-haired Bug has a hairdo all punks would envy so much.

ADVERTISEMENT

14. The Strobing Cuttlefish is so cute and pretty you actually want to cuttle, oops, cuddle it!

ADVERTISEMENT

15. The Hammerhead Bat is so unique, we do believe it came from another planet.

View this post on Instagram

#hammerheadbat #milltowninktattoo #milltown

A post shared by Lance Milltown tattoo ferrell (@lance_milltown_ferrell) on

ADVERTISEMENT

16. The Vietnamese Mossy Frog looks like it has been eaten and then spat out.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BoBSu4BBXVE

ADVERTISEMENT

17. The Southwestern Spiny-Tailed Gecko has skin that seems to be covered in black and white caviar.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn0-BOPhluF

ADVERTISEMENT

18. The Mary River Turtle possesses a valuable skill of double respiration and wears a striking fringe.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn2xJZzhk31

ADVERTISEMENT

19. The Vulturine Guineafowl has a dazzling suit ready to impress.

ADVERTISEMENT

20. The Albino Pink Belly Sideneck can be easily mistaken for a snack.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BoGevojBrH1

ADVERTISEMENT

21. The Exotic Praying Mantis clearly says it all — aliens are among us.

ADVERTISEMENT

22. The Purple Vampire Crab does look like the mythical creature it’s been named after.

ADVERTISEMENT

23. The Spanish Dancer Fish

ADVERTISEMENT

24. The Comet Moth — one of the biggest butterflies in the world found in Madagascar.

ADVERTISEMENT

25. The Sea Angel — a small swimming sea slug who is a predator despite its size.

ADVERTISEMENT

Isn’t it breathtaking how diverse our planet’s fauna is? New species are hiding around the corner to be discovered and classified and this quest will never end!

Bonus.

 

Loading…95%

Okapi, the giraffe’s cousin

ADVERTISEMENT

A hooded seal – it looks like a leopard!

ADVERTISEMENT

A peacock that is only partially colored

ADVERTISEMENT

How do you like their smoky eye makeup?

ADVERTISEMENT

When a girl looks offended:

ADVERTISEMENT

Cow № 7

ADVERTISEMENT

“This is my natural color!”

ADVERTISEMENT

When you overslept and forgot to do your makeup:

ADVERTISEMENT

The silver surfer of the reptile kingdom

ADVERTISEMENT

When nature ran out of paint:

ADVERTISEMENT

This guy is only 5% poodle.

ADVERTISEMENT

When you’re full of love:

ADVERTISEMENT

Scrappy, the cat of an unusual color

ADVERTISEMENT

When you listened to your mother and put your hat on:

ADVERTISEMENT

A rare albino turtle

ADVERTISEMENT

Who watches the watchdog?

ADVERTISEMENT

A rare blue lobster

ADVERTISEMENT

“My cat has a white arrow on his belly.”

ADVERTISEMENT

“Sam can look very dramatic.”

ADVERTISEMENT

“Unique looking Akita”

ADVERTISEMENT

Venus the 2-faced cat has an unusual friend: Roo, the kangaroo cat.

ADVERTISEMENT