Alien Animals

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3. Firefly Squid This squid sees the world in color. And it makes deep-blue pretty light itself. (image credit: Phil Livelsberger) The firefly squid (watasenia scintillans), also called the sparkling enope squid has special deep-blue light producing organs called photophores - by flashing the...

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I think I know why this monkey is so upset. It could be that it's got a tooth ache. But more likely it takes umbrage with its name: stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides). Really, stump-tailed? Of all things you could have called it, why go with that? Why not wrath-faced macaque? Why not luxuriantly-...

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Walks through sylvan glades and mountain meadows would be very different if you encountered things like this (monk fish) sitting on logs every so often. Kinda spoils the serenity. Source Sitting on the keel of the HMS Ark Royal, this Monkfish let us take some close up shots about 80 miles off o...

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Behold a silvery-cheeked hornbill chick. This particular bairn can be found at The Central Florida Zoo. It's being raised by the keepers since its older sibling was picking on it. Source

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The more storks I get to know, the more I begin to wonder exactly which stork it's supposed to be that delivers our babies? Certainly not the marabou or wood stork. And certainly not the Greater Adjutant Stork. These massive birds (over an eight-foot wingspan) are natives of southeast Asia. They're e...

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This one is going to trigger also sorts of contrary comments. It's cute! It's adorable! Maybe (especially with those big, dark eyes). It looks like "a cross between a hairless horse, wingless bat, and a chest-burster from Alien." Admit it, it does (especially in that last photo). Photo s...

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Does it get much more endearing than this? A mother nuzzling her wee bairn? When I first encountered a photo of the Sumatran rhino, I thought it was a was plastic figurine of a rhino, . The Sumatran rhino is the smallest of the rhinos, though they still weigh in at over a thousand pounds. They are also the h...

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-- Edited by Dj Quiva on Thursday 11th of June 2009 10:38:14 AM

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"Could it be a devil dog? The mythical chupacabra? Perhaps it's just an unfortunate pug, raccoon or turtle." Heck, I don't even know if it's real! Originally posted here...

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Guinea fowl have interesting origins. Artemis, the Greek god of hunters, killed Meleager the Boar Slayer's sisters, Deianira (wife of Hercules) and Gorge, and transformed them into Guinea fowl. And though Dionysus later persuaded Artemis to u...

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This two-horn box crab is able to crack and peel open snails' shells using a sharp "tooth" on its right claw to cut open shells and long, slender "fingers" on the left claw to yank out its prey. The distinctive hexagonal shell, long legs, and claws of this delicate-looking feath...

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Pretty kitty? : A hairless Canadian sphynx cat is pictured during an International Feline Beauty contest in Sofia. Posted here -- Edited by Jollyjo at 05:28, 2008-11-29 -- Edited by Dj_Rubbut at 18:02, 2008-11-29

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The visored bat, so named for the growth over its nose, is a rare bat endemic to northern South America (throughout the Amazon basin and part way up with bordering mountains). It's a frugivore. Frugivore is of Latin derivation and, as everyone knows, means 'one who feasts on human souls.' ...wait......

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Apply the Logic Photo source: -k- pix I said that you are what you eat. Then why do I feel like this pig today? What does that mean anyway, you are what you eat? If you apply that logic to what you ate, then if you ate a pig, and the pig was what he ate, then you'd be slop. Extending that logic out to its extreme, t...

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Sexual dimorphism is an interesting thing. On crested macaques, sexual dimorphism bestows upon the females a large, pink, pillowy buttocks.Source Photo source: Yahoo!

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Snub-nosed Monkeys I've posted on a lot of primates. Some with enormous fangs, some that could rend my arms off without breaking a sweat, and others with greater intelligence than many of my coworkers. But none of frighten me like the snarling visage of a gray snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus breli...

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A strange looking fish. Source

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(Sun-Sentinel / Robert Mayer / June 8, 2007) The Siamang is the largest and darkest species of gibbon. Siamangs are rare, tree-dwelling (lesser) apes, and have a throat sac which they can inflate to be about the size of their head. Source -- Edited by Jollyjo at 16:44, 2009-01-25

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	10 creatures, each one step short of an alien life form ugly fish squid (Preview) 3. Firefly Squid This squid sees the world in color. And it makes deep-blue pretty light itself. (image credit: Phil Livelsberger) The firefly squid (watasenia scintillans), also called the sparkling enope squid has special deep-blue light producing organs called photophores - by flashing the...	Dj Quiva	1	1874	Jul 9, 2009 by Shem
	snakehead fish snakehead fish ugly (Preview) They are edible Source	Dj Quiva	3	733	Jun 27, 2009 by Shem
	stump-tailed macaque stump-tailed macaque (Preview) I think I know why this monkey is so upset. It could be that it's got a tooth ache. But more likely it takes umbrage with its name: stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides). Really, stump-tailed? Of all things you could have called it, why go with that? Why not wrath-faced macaque? Why not luxuriantly-...	Dj Quiva	3	608	Jun 27, 2009 by Shem
	monk fish monk fish (Preview) Walks through sylvan glades and mountain meadows would be very different if you encountered things like this (monk fish) sitting on logs every so often. Kinda spoils the serenity. Source Sitting on the keel of the HMS Ark Royal, this Monkfish let us take some close up shots about 80 miles off o...	Dj Quiva	0	1592	Jun 16, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	silvery-cheeked hornbill chick silvery cheeked hornbill chick (Preview) Behold a silvery-cheeked hornbill chick. This particular bairn can be found at The Central Florida Zoo. It's being raised by the keepers since its older sibling was picking on it. Source	Dj Quiva	1	573	Jun 12, 2009 by Shem
	Greater Adjutant Stork. (Preview) The more storks I get to know, the more I begin to wonder exactly which stork it's supposed to be that delivers our babies? Certainly not the marabou or wood stork. And certainly not the Greater Adjutant Stork. These massive birds (over an eight-foot wingspan) are natives of southeast Asia. They're e...	Dj Quiva	1	821	Jun 4, 2009 by Shem
	Manitoba Kangaroo Baby Is out of Her Pouch (Preview) This one is going to trigger also sorts of contrary comments. It's cute! It's adorable! Maybe (especially with those big, dark eyes). It looks like "a cross between a hairless horse, wingless bat, and a chest-burster from Alien." Admit it, it does (especially in that last photo). Photo s...	Dj Quiva	1	558	May 28, 2009 by Shem
	Ok...what the hell is this? (Preview) Watch WTF Animal and more funny videos on CollegeHumor	Jollyjo	3	540	May 28, 2009 by Shem
	Sumatran rhino (Preview) Does it get much more endearing than this? A mother nuzzling her wee bairn? When I first encountered a photo of the Sumatran rhino, I thought it was a was plastic figurine of a rhino, . The Sumatran rhino is the smallest of the rhinos, though they still weigh in at over a thousand pounds. They are also the h...	Dj Quiva	2	524	May 26, 2009 by Shem
	Worlds Ugliest Fish (Preview) -- Edited by Dj Quiva on Thursday 11th of June 2009 10:38:14 AM	Dj Quiva	9	24684	May 24, 2009 by Ranade
	Is the MonTauk Monster a horribble experiment gone bad? (Preview) "Could it be a devil dog? The mythical chupacabra? Perhaps it's just an unfortunate pug, raccoon or turtle." Heck, I don't even know if it's real! Originally posted here...	Jollyjo	4	705	Apr 7, 2009 by Shem
	Guinea fowl (Preview) Guinea fowl have interesting origins. Artemis, the Greek god of hunters, killed Meleager the Boar Slayer's sisters, Deianira (wife of Hercules) and Gorge, and transformed them into Guinea fowl. And though Dionysus later persuaded Artemis to u...	Dj Quiva	6	673	Apr 6, 2009 by Ranade
	Artic Creature (Preview)	konvict01	4	559	Mar 16, 2009 by Ranade
	UGLY CRABS GALORE (Preview) This two-horn box crab is able to crack and peel open snails' shells using a sharp "tooth" on its right claw to cut open shells and long, slender "fingers" on the left claw to yank out its prey. The distinctive hexagonal shell, long legs, and claws of this delicate-looking feath...	Dj Quiva	8	5868	Mar 16, 2009 by BadAbe123
	World Ugliest Dog (Preview)	konvict01	2	551	Mar 16, 2009 by Ranade
	I dont know wat to call this fish (Preview)	konvict01	5	543	Mar 16, 2009 by Ranade
	Artic Creature 2 (Preview)	konvict01	3	560	Mar 16, 2009 by Ranade
	Alien looking or pretty cat? (Preview) Pretty kitty? : A hairless Canadian sphynx cat is pictured during an International Feline Beauty contest in Sofia. Posted here -- Edited by Jollyjo at 05:28, 2008-11-29 -- Edited by Dj_Rubbut at 18:02, 2008-11-29	Jollyjo	5	624	Mar 16, 2009 by BadAbe123
	A wah dis fada god (Preview)	konvict01	2	539	Mar 16, 2009 by Ranade
	Monkey Boy (Preview)	konvict01	3	561	Mar 16, 2009 by BadAbe123
	This mole rat is so cute (Preview)	konvict01	2	557	Mar 16, 2009 by BadAbe123
	World Ugliest Pig (Preview)	konvict01	2	751	Mar 16, 2009 by BadAbe123
	One ugly human (Preview)	konvict01	3	525	Mar 15, 2009 by Shem
	Visored Bat (Preview) The visored bat, so named for the growth over its nose, is a rare bat endemic to northern South America (throughout the Amazon basin and part way up with bordering mountains). It's a frugivore. Frugivore is of Latin derivation and, as everyone knows, means 'one who feasts on human souls.' ...wait......	Dj Quiva	3	761	Mar 14, 2009 by Franky
	You are what you eat (Preview) Apply the Logic Photo source: -k- pix I said that you are what you eat. Then why do I feel like this pig today? What does that mean anyway, you are what you eat? If you apply that logic to what you ate, then if you ate a pig, and the pig was what he ate, then you'd be slop. Extending that logic out to its extreme, t...	Dj Quiva	2	592	Mar 9, 2009 by BadAbe123
	Sexual dimorphism - crested macaques - must see (Preview) Sexual dimorphism is an interesting thing. On crested macaques, sexual dimorphism bestows upon the females a large, pink, pillowy buttocks.Source Photo source: Yahoo!	Dj Quiva	1	820	Feb 14, 2009 by Shem
	Snub-nosed Monkeys (Preview) Snub-nosed Monkeys I've posted on a lot of primates. Some with enormous fangs, some that could rend my arms off without breaking a sweat, and others with greater intelligence than many of my coworkers. But none of frighten me like the snarling visage of a gray snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus breli...	Dj Quiva	4	646	Jan 27, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	naked ugly bird (Preview) Source	Dj Quiva	3	693	Jan 26, 2009 by Jollyjo
	A strange looking fish. (Preview) A strange looking fish. Source	Dj Quiva	3	616	Jan 26, 2009 by Jollyjo
	Gibbon (Preview) (Sun-Sentinel / Robert Mayer / June 8, 2007) The Siamang is the largest and darkest species of gibbon. Siamangs are rare, tree-dwelling (lesser) apes, and have a throat sac which they can inflate to be about the size of their head. Source -- Edited by Jollyjo at 16:44, 2009-01-25	Dj Quiva	2	641	Jan 26, 2009 by j-goose productions
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