Sep 29, 2024
Aakanksha Sharma
Lesser known animals
While the Pandas and tigers are animals known to all, there are certain species in the wild that are unknown to the human eye. People haven’t seen them, haven’t heard about them, and don’t even know they exist! Here we mention some of them.
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Fossa
The Fossa is an animal native to Madagascar, and is a name that very few have heard. In fact, most do not even know that this animal exists! Fossa looks like a mix between a cat and a mongoose, and is strangely weird to look at.
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Babirusa
The Babirusa looks straight out of a children’s cartoon, and is a wild pig with twisted tusks, giving them a strange look. The Babirusa’s tusks grow continuously and can even injure their eyes if they dont break.
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Okapi
The Okapi looks like a strange mix of a giraffe and zebra owing to its height, look, and colour. They have the long neck of the Giraffe, the face of a deer-like animal, and the colour and stripes of a Zebra.
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Pink fairy armadillo
This tiny armadillo, found primarily in Argentina, has a small body, and its back is covered with a pink coloured scale-like shell.
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Gerenuk
The gerenuk is an antelope with a long neck and has the ability to stand on its hind legs, making it capable of walking on two’s, not just fours.
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Aye-aye
The aye-aye is a spooky-looking creature, from Madagascar. It has incredibly long fingers, large eyes, a small body and head, and can climb and jump through and through.
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Snub-nosed monkey
The Snub-nosed monkey is another animal that very few people know exists. It has a strange upturned nose, thick fur, and cartoon-like face.
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Red-lipped Batfish
The red-lipped batfish is one of the most funny-looking fishes in the sea. It has bright red, lipstick-like lips and is known to walk along the ocean floor, instead of swimming.
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Lamprey
One of the most spooky-looking fishes in the wild is the Lamprey. It is like a sea monster, with no jaws, but a mouth that opens as wide as its face.
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Markhor
The markhor is a wild goat found in Central Asia. It is a rather regal animal with curved, spiral horns that stand tall, and they are known to eat snakes.
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