The Earth is a strange and wonderful place to live in. Even if we live a hundred years and spend each day exploring the world, there would still be millions of things we would never experience, thousands of animals we would never see in person, and billions of people we would never meet.
Now, we already know many animals and could name at least a hundred, perhaps. What if we tell you there are thousands more out there? And many of them look really strange…
Here are some of the strangest animals in the planet:
The Maned Wolf

The Maned Wolf
Photo credits: imgur
Aye-aye

Aye-aye
Photo creditanimalsadda.com
Tufted Deer

Tufted Deer
Photo credits: zoochat.com
Blob Fish

Blob Fish
Photo credits: monsterfishworld.com
Star-Nosed Mole

Star-Nosed Mole
Photo credits: synapsebristol.blogspot.com
Yeti Crab

Yeti Crab
Photo credits: oceanleadership.org
Pink Fairy Armadillo

Pink Fairy Armadillo
Photo credits: wikipedia
Babirusa

Babirusa
Photo credits: oregonzoo.org
Indian Purple Frog

Indian Purple Frog
Photo credits: wikipedia.org
The Panda Ant

The Panda Ant
Photo credits: Chris Lukhaup
The Bush Viper

The Bush Viper
Photo credits:thegeneralmonk
The Pacu Fish
Hummingbird Hawk-Moth

Hummingbird Hawk-Moth
Photo credits:Jerzy Strzelecki
Lowland Streaked Tenrec

Lowland Streaked Tenrec
Photo credithakoar
Goblin Shark

Goblin Shark
Photo credits: imgur
Red-lipped Batfish

Red-lipped Batfish
Photo credits:imgur
Naked Mole Rat

Naked Mole Rat
Photo credits: extremelongevity.net
Narwhal

Narwhal
Photo credits: gowild.wwf.org.uk
Thorny Dragon

Thorny Dragon
Photo credits:imgur
Okapi

Okapi
Photo credits: baynews9.com
Venezuelan Poodle Moth

Venezuelan Poodle Moth
Photo credits: imgur
Mantis Shrimp

Mantis Shrimp
Photo credits: Alexander Safonov
Blue Dragon

Blue Dragon
Photo credits: paulhypnos
Thorn Bugs

Thorn Bugs
Photo credits: Colin Hutton
Japanese Spider Crab

Japanese Spider Crab
Photo credits: telegraph.co.uk