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The Weirdest Animals
Ranked by sheer strangeness — the creatures that sound made up but are 100% real.
71 weird animals on record
Amber Snail
Weirdness 10/10
Anglerfish
Weirdness 10/10
Barreleye
Weirdness 10/10
Blue Dragon
Weirdness 10/10
Bone-Eating Worm
Weirdness 10/10
Darwin's Frog
Weirdness 10/10
Hairy Frog
Weirdness 10/10
Immortal Jellyfish
Weirdness 10/10
Jewel Wasp
Weirdness 10/10
Mimic Octopus
Weirdness 10/10
Platypus
Weirdness 10/10
Portuguese Man o' War
Weirdness 10/10
Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko
Weirdness 10/10
Sea Angel
Weirdness 10/10
Star-Nosed Mole
Weirdness 10/10
Surinam Toad
Weirdness 10/10
Tardigrade
Weirdness 10/10
Tongue-Eating Louse
Weirdness 10/10
White-Spotted Pufferfish
Weirdness 10/10
Antarctic Icefish
Weirdness 9/10
Antechinus
Weirdness 9/10
Assassin Bug
Weirdness 9/10
Axolotl
Weirdness 9/10
Aye-Aye
Weirdness 9/10
Bird of Paradise
Weirdness 9/10
Bobbit Worm
Weirdness 9/10
Bolas Spider
Weirdness 9/10
Bombardier Beetle
Weirdness 9/10
Bowerbird
Weirdness 9/10
Boxer Crab
Weirdness 9/10
Compass Termite
Weirdness 9/10
Cuttlefish
Weirdness 9/10
Decorator Crab
Weirdness 9/10
Fangtooth
Weirdness 9/10
Frogfish
Weirdness 9/10
Gharial
Weirdness 9/10
Glass Frog
Weirdness 9/10
Goblin Shark
Weirdness 9/10
Greenland Shark
Weirdness 9/10
Hagfish
Weirdness 9/10
Hero Shrew
Weirdness 9/10
Hoatzin
Weirdness 9/10
Honeypot Ant
Weirdness 9/10
Hooded Seal
Weirdness 9/10
Horned Lizard
Weirdness 9/10
Kakapo
Weirdness 9/10
Leaf Sheep
Weirdness 9/10
Leafy Sea Dragon
Weirdness 9/10
Malleefowl
Weirdness 9/10
Mantis Shrimp
Weirdness 9/10
Marine Iguana
Weirdness 9/10
Moray Eel
Weirdness 9/10
Naked Mole Rat
Weirdness 9/10
Ocean Sunfish
Weirdness 9/10
Octopus
Weirdness 9/10
Olm
Weirdness 9/10
Pangolin
Weirdness 9/10
Peacock Spider
Weirdness 9/10
Pink Fairy Armadillo
Weirdness 9/10
Pistol Shrimp
Weirdness 9/10
Pompeii Worm
Weirdness 9/10
Portia Spider
Weirdness 9/10
Sarcastic Fringehead
Weirdness 9/10
Sea Cucumber
Weirdness 9/10
Slow Loris
Weirdness 9/10
Tarsier
Weirdness 9/10
Trap-Jaw Ant
Weirdness 9/10
Tuatara
Weirdness 9/10
Vampire Ground Finch
Weirdness 9/10
Velvet Worm
Weirdness 9/10
Wood Frog
Weirdness 9/10
◆ Learn
Check what you know about the weirdest animals
A quick mixed self-check across these animals. No score — tap Real or Fake and see the answer.
“The Amber Snail gets hijacked by a flatworm called Leucochloridium after swallowing the parasite's eggs.”
“The Amber Snail fishes with a glowing lure that grows right out of its own forehead.”
“The Anglerfish fishes with a glowing lure that grows right out of its own forehead.”