[PHOTOS] 10 Animals You Thought Were Something Else
Here are 10 animals you would have initially thought to be something else. Click on the photo for more information on each!
No, that's not a giant running mop. It's a traditional Hungarian guard dog, called Komondor!
The Komondor is a large, white-coloured Hungarian breed of livestock guardian dog with a long, corded coat.
Image via akamaihd.netKomondor, a large, white-coloured Hungarian breed of livestock guardian dog with a long, corded coat.
Image via komondor.orgSpot the nose! You're looking at an Angora Rabbit! Or what we'd like to call a giant fluff of cuteness
No, that's not a Pokemon! The Axolotl is also known as a Mexican walking fish
As of 2010, wild axolotls are near extinction due to urbanization in Mexico City and polluted waters. They are currently listed by CITES as an endangered species and by IUCN as critically endangered in the wild, with a decreasing population. Axolotls are used extensively in scientific research due to their ability to regenerate limbs.
Image via blogspot.comThis is a perfectly healthy cat, known as The Sphynx cat
The Sphynx is a breed of cat known for its lack of a coat. Sphynxes are known for their extroverted behavior. They display a high level of energy, intelligence, curiosity, and affection for their owners.
Image via funnycatwallpapers.comNope, not Gollum's offspring. This is a Tarsier, its eyes are as large as its entire brain
Tarsiers are small animals with enormous eyes; each eyeball is approximately 16 mm in diameter and is as large as its entire brain. The unique cranial anatomy of the tarsier results from the need to balance their large eyes and heavy head so they are able to wait silently for nutritious prey.
Image via photo-dictionary.comSome have referred to the blobfish as "a marine Jabba the Hut"
The blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus) is a deep-sea fish of the family Psychrolutidae. It inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of mainland Australia and Tasmania, as well as the waters of New Zealand.
Image via telegraph.co.ukThis photo wasn't photoshopped, meet the star-nosed mole! It's pink fleshy appendages is used as a touch organ with more than 25,000 minute sensory receptors
The star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) is a small mole found in wet low areas of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, with records extending along the Atlantic coast as far as extreme southeastern Georgia.[3] It is the only member of the tribe Condylurini and the genus Condylura.
Image via tumblr.comWhat you're looking at is a sea pig (yeah, we don't see the resemblance either)
Scotoplanes, the sea pig, is a genus of deep-sea holothurian echinoderm of the family Elpidiidae, order Elasipodida.
Image via awi.deScotoplanes, the sea pig, is a genus of deep-sea holothurian echinoderm of the family Elpidiidae, order Elasipodida.
Image via caspost.comHas anyone used the term "sloth" in relation to laziness on you before? Well here's what a real Sloth looks like
Sloths are medium-sized mammals belonging to the families Megalonychidae (two-toed sloth) and Bradypodidae (three-toed sloth), classified into six species. They are part of the order Pilosa and are therefore related to anteaters, which sport a similar set of specialized claws. Sloths make a good habitat for other organisms, and a single sloth may be home to moths, beetles, cockroaches, ciliates, fungi, and algae.
Image via wordpress.comHave you accidentally touched one of these before? Meet the walking stick!
Walking Stick, an insect that resembles a twig. There are 2,000 species, most of which are found in the tropics. Some species have leaflike wings and are known as leaf insects.
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