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Strangest Animals – The Strangest Animals on Earth

Marine iguana crawling over seaweed-covered rocks in the surf

Strange animal of the day

Marine Iguana

The world’s only lizard that goes to sea

Meet it → Surprise me

Maned wolf standing in tall dry grass at dusk, with long legs, large ears, and reddish-orange fur looking toward the camera.

Animals

Pick your kind of strange

Mammals that lay eggs. Fish that walk. Birds that bark. Start with a group and go from there.

Pictured: Maned Wolf →
Shoebill stork standing at the edge of a misty swamp, its huge clog-shaped bill and spiky crest visible under a stormy sky.

Traits

What makes them strange

Glows in the dark. Regrows its limbs. Looks like an alien. Browse the animal kingdom by superpower.

Pictured: Shoebill Stork →
Giant phantom jelly with a dark red bell and trailing arms in the deep sea

Habitats

Where the strange things live

From the pitch-black bottom of the ocean to the top of the rainforest canopy.

Pictured: Giant Phantom Jelly →
Fluffy Pallas's cat walking over frosty rocks in the mountains

Regions

Strange, by address

Every corner of the planet has its own oddballs. Find out who lives near you.

Pictured: Pallas’s Cat →
Huge round ocean sunfish swimming near the surface

Status

Still here. For now.

Some are doing fine. Some are down to their last few hundred. See who needs the most luck.

Pictured: Ocean Sunfish →

Not strange enough?

Let fate decide. One click, one random oddball.

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