If Rihanna only knew about this. If a mop and a feather duster had a baby.... The Long-Wattled Umbrella Bird is no stranger to falling drops of water. It lives in the Choco rainforests in Ecua...
The devil wears leaves. Okay maybe one leaf. Tails from the creep. The Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko is endemic to Madagascar and is a master of disguise amongst foliage. One of many leaf-t...
Stop... Listen... Whats that sound? The Bat-Eared Fox is the unprofessed Hearo of the African Savannah. This nocturnal bat fox trails herds of hoofed animals to feed on the insects that...
WA WA WEE WA The Turtle Frog of western Australia feeds on termites, digging through sand head-first — unusual for a frog but commonplace for a turtle. With a snub nose and...
Meowch. The ultra elusive, uber evasive, super rare Bornean Bay Cat had never been seen by a living human until a specimen was captured alive (above) in 1992. The nocturnal cat species lives only on ...
Shine on. These radiant gold and silver beetles (Chrysina aurigans [left] and Chrysina limbata [right]) live in the dense rainforests of Costa Rica. And they’re gorgeous. We only wish we could ...
Bare bare birdie. Laying shame to the Bald Eagle. Clearly the Bare-faced Bulbul has nothing to hide. And yet, this Bulbul has barely faced human contact. The songbird was only recently discove...
Now open wide... Just a little wider... Thats it. Grows like goliath, hunts like a tiger and swims like a fish. The Goliath Tigerfish lurks the waters of the Congo River system and seve...
Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. The Honeypot Ant is the perfect metaphor for how to survive in the post-consumer world: save and spend when needed. Just two easy steps. 1. SAVE When food is abu...
I dont think youre ready for this Jelly. Game over, jellyfish. Play again. And again. And again. And again... Turritopsis dohrnii just won’t quit. The aptly named Immortal Jellyfish is the only...
Defense: the Olm. - and - Offense: the Texas Blind Salamander. Rivalries in the animal kingdom are nothing new: Giant Squid vs. Sperm Whale, Baby Elephant vs. Crocodile. Now, a juxtaposition that w...
Caution: Wide Load. We all know the sea is thick with fish. With so many different species, some are bound to be a little unsightly. It’s basically a numbers game, and the Asian Sheepshead Wras...
This pus aint no octo. We love it when cephalopods get creepy. This six-legged octopus — a so-called Hexapus – lives at the Blackpool Sea Life Centre in England. It’s the only Hexap...
Bottoms up! Celebes Crested Macaques are real swingers. We mean that in both the literal and figurative sense. This monkey lives only in the forests of the northeast portion of Sulawesi plus other ti...
"Do or do not... there is no try." Uh, try creepy as hell, Yoda. Some say the wiseness of Yoda is unparalleled in the universe. Others say bats are just mice with wings and have the intelli...
"I love to lie! Its the truth." The Pinocchio Frog was discovered in the remote Foja Mountains when herpetologist Paul Oliver saw an unusual amphibian perched on a bag of rice at the campsi...
This is just rong. You know something’s up when you’re smelling a fresh bag of piping hot microwave popcorn in the middle of a steamy rainforest in Southeast Asia. Chances are you’r...
Under a veil of creepiness, an octopus swims. The allure of the unique Blanket Octopus is its poetic defense mechanism. When the Blanket Octopus is threatened, a gorgeous scarf-like webbing unfurls f...
Why so serious? Oh. Nevermind. The Tibetan Fox roams the remote, parched earth of the tibetan plateau. This highly capable carnivore does a fantastic job of snatching small mammals with sharp teeth w...
It would look even better next to a bowl of melted butter. Crabs are some of the most delectable creatures the ocean has to offer. And just in time to ruin your day, we bring you the Japanese Spider ...
Milk jug ring: the real no-diet diet. These two turtles experienced a different kind of plastic surgery. When they were wee turtlettes, they crawled through plastic waste that stuck to their small sh...
The trap door spider = abomination of mother Earth and scourge of the insect world. Wow. Seriously, Nature? Youve really outdone yourself with this spider. Love strange creatures? Hungry for more? Tr...
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