8 Strange Animals That You Don’t Know Exist

1. Aye-Aye
The aye-aye (Aye-aye, before Chilomys madagascariensis) is an endemic primate of Madagascar strepsirrhine, related to the lemurs. Its bizarre appearance makes it to be considered primarily responsible for the origin of the word “lemur” which in Latin means “night spirit.” The aye-aye is the only living representative of its genus (Daubentonia), family (Daubentonidae) einfraorden (Chiromyiformes), leaving very clearly its extreme rarity. Just another near the aye-aye, the species is known aye-aye giant (Daubentonia robusta), which became extinct around 1920.


2. Mole Rat
The naked mole rat or hairless mole rat (Naked mole rat), also known as farumfer, shaved ratopín or heterocéfalo, is a species of rodent in the Bathyergidae histricomorfo family. It is the only species in its genus.
Naked mole rats are small rodents that live mainly in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia and whose most visible feature is the marked lack of hair that gives them a strange look. In many places it is considered a pest because of their eating habits, because it feeds on roots and tubers, damaging crops of potatoes and other vegetables.


3. Hyperoartia
The hiperoartios (Hyperoartia) are a class of agnates or jawless fish, commonly known by the name of lampreys. They are very primitive, externally resembling eels, although not related to them, and gelatinous, cylindrical body, without scales and very slippery. Despite sharing many characteristics with fish taxonomically not included in this group but form a separate group. They are marine or freshwater. They are ovoviviparous.
Alongside the hagfish are the paraphyletic group cyclostomes, although there new evidence to postulate again yes would be more closely related.


4. Star-nosed mole (star topo)
The star-nosed mole or mole star (Star-nosed mole) is a species of mammal Talpidae soricomorfo family that is distributed across North America, especially in the northeastern United States. It is the only representative of the tribe and gender Condylurini Condylura.


5. Drop Fish
The drop fish or Janira fish (Blobfish), is a marine fish belonging to the Psychrolutidae the order Scorpaeniformes family.
Due to the inaccessibility of its habitat has been rarely photographed released.
In September 2013 he was elected as the “Ugly Animal World” and adopted by Ugly Animal Preservation Society as its mascot.


6. Cantor Turtle
Cantor Turtle (Cantor’s giant softshell turtle) is a rare species of freshwater turtle of the family Trionychidae, which has no rigid shell. 95% of your life is hidden under the sand or mud to protect themselves from predators.
Instead of a rigid shell has some ribs together and covered with a tough skin, it can reach 50 kg and measure up to two meters.
P. cantorii is a predator and primarily carnivorous, feeding on crustaceans, mollusks, fish, and aquatic plants. Only comes to the surface for laying, which is 20-28 eggs each time. Eggs have a size of 3 to 3.5 cm diameter. Spawning occurs every year between February and March in sandy riverbanks.


7. Goblin Shark
The goblin shark (Goblin shark) is a species of elasmobranch lamniforme of Mitsukurinidae family. It is quite unusual in its morphology, as it presents a marked prolongation as a snout protruding from its mouth, jaws free movement (ie move forward when you open your mouth), and a very strange color, pink or reddish with gray back. The goblin shark is the only living member of the family Mitsukurinidae, of which Scapanorhynchus and Anomotodon are their extinct relatives.


8. Pacu Fish
Myleus pacu (pacu, pacu boy pacupeba, Watau, Ball cutter) is a freshwater fish of the family of the characins, subfamily Serrasalminae, native to the fresh waters of South America, mainly Amazonian rivers. It is tropical habitat, preferring waters between 22 and 28 ° C. It is a fish prized for its flavor, which is why it has been introduced elsewhere in the world. They live in the middle stretch of the great rivers to spawn and migrate into streams and gravel bottoms. Populations are schooling fish and their bites are very painful. It is an omnivorous fish that also feed on fruits, plants, algae and seeds. As adults preferentially feed on Podostemaceae (plants of the genus Lacis and less frequently the genus Caladium). They have a highly developed sense of smell and are attracted by the smell of animal fat, such as that present in the blood, urine, molluscs, insects, crustaceans or sweat. They have a marked sexual dimorphism in older fish, males develop a larger dorsal fin and have a more colorful, females are larger than males and more robust and rounded constitution. You can weigh 55 pounds (25 Kg). It breeds in the wet season, migrating to smaller streams to spawn. Closely related to the piranhas, has a strong dentition reminiscent in appearance to human teeth, teeth that can cause serious injury despite its small size (20 cm maximum). The species has been introduced in rivers of both Americas, from America to Argentina, Africa, Southeast Asia and Oceania in tropical and temperate waters where sometimes shifted many native species, becoming a problem for ecology some rivers.