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Dangerously Weird Animals
Venom, spikes and chemistry you really do not want to mess with — look, don't touch.
16 weird animals on record
Blue-Ringed Octopus
Weirdness 8/10
Cone Snail
Weirdness 8/10
Komodo Dragon
Weirdness 7/10
Cassowary
Weirdness 8/10
Electric Eel
Weirdness 7/10
Honey Badger
Weirdness 8/10
Mantis Shrimp
Weirdness 9/10
Portuguese Man o' War
Weirdness 10/10
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Weirdness 8/10
Pistol Shrimp
Weirdness 9/10
Slow Loris
Weirdness 9/10
Assassin Bug
Weirdness 9/10
Giant Squid
Weirdness 8/10
Goliath Birdeater
Weirdness 8/10
Peregrine Falcon
Weirdness 6/10
Secretary Bird
Weirdness 8/10
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“The Blue-Ringed Octopus is smaller than a golf ball, yet one of the most venomous animals in the whole ocean.”
“The Blue-Ringed Octopus can grow up to around ten feet long while keeping almost all of that body buried in a burrow.”
“The Cone Snail fires a hollow harpoon-shaped tooth loaded with paralyzing venom to spear passing fish.”