25 Animals You Won’t Find In Zoos. In Fact, You Probably Didn’t Know They Even Existed!

Evolution has its share of intelligent designs. Take for instance the cheetah’s anatomy and physique that allows it to run faster than any land animal on the planet. But evolution doesn’t always get it right. Sometimes, it’s funny and… really weird.

Here are some of nature’s strangest creatures (when evolution gets weird!) yet still pretty amazing:

1. Pignose Frog

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2. Aye-aye

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3. Naked Mole Rat

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4. Dugong

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5. Blobfish

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6. Stinkhorn Fungus

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Mushroom Expert

7. Mudskipper

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Japan Times

8. Wrinkle-faced Bat

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9. Giraffe Weevil

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10. Star-nosed Mole

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11. Dumbo Octopus

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12. Proboscis Monkey

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13. Tardigrade

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NASA

14. Narwhal

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15. Cape Rain Frog

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16. Mexican Axolotl

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National Geographic

17. Bald Uakari

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18.Pig Butt Worm

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Wired

19. Piglet Squid

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20. Zombie Fish

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21. Babirusa

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22. Red-lipped Batfish

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23. Pink Fairy Armadillo

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24. Promachoteuthis sulcus

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25. Mata-mata Turtle

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