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Deep-Sea & Ocean Animals
Glowing lures, hypnotic skin and three hearts — the strangest creatures under the waves.
48 weird animals on record
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Anglerfish
Weirdness 10/10
Antarctic Icefish
Weirdness 9/10
Antechinus
Weirdness 9/10
Barreleye
Weirdness 10/10
Blue Dragon
Weirdness 10/10
Blue-Ringed Octopus
Weirdness 8/10
Bobbit Worm
Weirdness 9/10
Bone-Eating Worm
Weirdness 10/10
Boxer Crab
Weirdness 9/10
Cone Snail
Weirdness 8/10
Cuttlefish
Weirdness 9/10
Decorator Crab
Weirdness 9/10
Desert Rain Frog
Weirdness 8/10
Fangtooth
Weirdness 9/10
Flamingo
Weirdness 8/10
Frigatebird
Weirdness 8/10
Frogfish
Weirdness 9/10
Giant Isopod
Weirdness 8/10
Giant Squid
Weirdness 8/10
Goblin Shark
Weirdness 9/10
Hagfish
Weirdness 9/10
Honeypot Ant
Weirdness 9/10
Hooded Seal
Weirdness 9/10
Hornbill
Weirdness 8/10
Immortal Jellyfish
Weirdness 10/10
Japanese Spider Crab
Weirdness 8/10
Leaf Sheep
Weirdness 9/10
Leafy Sea Dragon
Weirdness 9/10
Mantis Shrimp
Weirdness 9/10
Marine Iguana
Weirdness 9/10
Mimic Octopus
Weirdness 10/10
Moray Eel
Weirdness 9/10
Mudskipper
Weirdness 8/10
Ocean Sunfish
Weirdness 9/10
Octopus
Weirdness 9/10
Olm
Weirdness 9/10
Pistol Shrimp
Weirdness 9/10
Pompeii Worm
Weirdness 9/10
Portuguese Man o' War
Weirdness 10/10
Sea Angel
Weirdness 10/10
Sea Cucumber
Weirdness 9/10
Sea Otter
Weirdness 7/10
Sperm Whale
Weirdness 8/10
Tardigrade
Weirdness 10/10
Vampire Ground Finch
Weirdness 9/10
White-Spotted Pufferfish
Weirdness 10/10
Woodpecker
Weirdness 8/10
Yapok
Weirdness 8/10
◆ Learn
Check what you know about deep-sea & ocean animals
A quick mixed self-check across these animals. No score — tap Real or Fake and see the answer.
“The Anglerfish fishes with a glowing lure that grows right out of its own forehead.”
“The Anglerfish is the only known vertebrate on Earth with no red blood cells at all.”
“The Antarctic Icefish is the only known vertebrate on Earth with no red blood cells at all.”