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Worlds Weirdest Animals and Creatures

lifeinthefastlane.ca — An assortment of bizarre looking animals for your perusal.

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indiebox, on 10/10/2007, -1/+128cheer up, blobfish.
- cklol, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5Blobfish:
  http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/blobfish.jpg
  - greenbox, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3it kind of looks like that those weird naked creatures from earthbound.
    - Shippwreck87, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Mr. Saturn: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_EarthBound_characters#Mr._Saturn
  - snypa, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Hi-res Blobfish: http://censeam.niwa.co.nz/outreach/censeam_high_blobfish
- Scribelle, on 10/10/2007, -8/+5No Spongebob refferences yet? Seriously?
  
  Because dude....Squidward.
- Gir53457, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Ms. Saturn is sad. Stop Throwing him at Link.
- themastersb, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1What a coincidence. I'm watching Dirty Jobs with Alpalcas
- knowyourrights, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0We need to get blobfish together with the smiley face stick man guy
- Shippwreck87, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Another pic of a blobfish... poor fella
  http://www.thejump.net/id/blobfish.htm
- chanc, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5Hehe it's Squidward :P
  
  http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/blobfish.jpg
- Cloud7654, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3LOLfish
  
  http://cloud.halo-ring.org/pics/Photoshops/blobfish.jpg
nepawoods, on 10/10/2007, -0/+42"The Pink Fairy Armadillo is the smallest of its species."

Interestingly, it's also the largest of its species.
- over9, on 10/10/2007, -0/+15"pink fairy", can you have a gayer name?
  - zybch, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10'tinkle fairy'?
- Frnnkdlxx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13That's no Probiscus Monkey! THAT'S MY UNCLE TOMMY!
- Prathik89, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I cringed when i saw the coconut crab. :(
KMye, on 10/10/2007, -4/+3The Aye-aye seems like it was designed and named by Jim Henson.
- oaksw12, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2A little known fact, the Bird Men in Labyrinth weren't actually puppets at all.
- Frnnkdlxx, on 10/10/2007, -5/+2Anybody think the Komondor Dog is like a white Jamaican? And the Red Panda is a FAKE!
ChompTheMan, on 10/10/2007, -1/+45"The female Proboscis Monkey prefers big-nosed males"

You know what they say about Proboscis Monkeys with big noses...
- Anthem26, on 10/10/2007, -4/+2they have big money?
- Gir53457, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Hatch Cha cha cha cha!
- nigh7dagger, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1"The female Proboscis Monkey prefers big-nosed males."
  
  Dugg for that alone.
- contradictator, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Bad allergies?
- BuckyDent, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1they will pass on there large nosed genes to there offspring?
- DoobieWheel, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1There is a Jewish strain of Proboscis Monkey's?
mrblue182, on 10/10/2007, -1/+67red panda = firefox!
- bodd, on 10/10/2007, -10/+0no a fox=firefox. honest google it, it's true!
- danomagnum, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0It's more of a racoon + a fox
- brhad56, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Panda
  
  "The Red Panda is also sometimes known as hǔo hú (火狐), which literally translates as "fire fox", a name which can designate either the red fox or the Red Panda."
FiP0, on 10/10/2007, -5/+3Another weird animal is the "mudskipper" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudskipper & http://images.google.com/images?q=p%C3%A9riophtalme )

This fish can walk, breathe, and build some kind of nest out of mud.... ^^;
- sych0, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Who's the greatest mudskipper of them all?
  Who can skip thru the mud with the greatest of ease?
  What kind of wonderful guy?
  Who can crawl like a dog without scraping his knees?
  Who's got seg-ment-ed eyes?
  It's Muddy Mud-Skipper!
  It's Muddy!
  Mud-Skipper
  It's the Muddy!
  Mm-ud Ski-pper show!!!
ACrazyGerman, on 10/10/2007, -2/+13I love the Axolotl!
- Renton, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6So i herd u liek mudkip
- zxjams, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Im in ur axolotlz, makin ur gholaz.
- sail191912, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It would make a good sidekick in a kiddie anime.
MasterThief117, on 10/10/2007, -1/+26http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/komondor_dog.gif
I would have never guessed that was a dog.
- MasterThief117, on 10/10/2007, -2/+7http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/blobfish.jpg
  Oh dear god.
- xmkatx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Doesn't that singer from Bush have one?
- arunforce, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7To me it looked like the flying spaghetti monster at first glance. =|
- Ladymongoose, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It looks like a box of pencils exploded.
- vbsurfer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Thats the dog off the over of Beck - Mellow Gold and Odelay album cover http://a6.vox.com/6a00cd9705d1584cd500d4141b374e685e-500pi
Efrenjo, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3What about the Geoduck? those phalic looking animals... and people eat them!!!
- Useight, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10Isn't that a Pokémon?
- firedrillduckie, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It's pronounced "goo-ee-duck," and it's a type of clam.
- snypa, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=Geoduck&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi
- vbsurfer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1They are actually very good tasting
theworldisround, on 10/10/2007, -2/+16FUN FACT: That Komondor picture is the cover of Beck's "Odelay".
CloseYetFar, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4It's the Sloth that stole Christmas
- Cloud7654, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3It's the sloth thats in the middle of the road about to get hit by a truck
MBHoy, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1This is where http://www.duggmirror.com hasn't cached anything. Worth a try.
dowegotproblems, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Dugg for Angora Rabbit
- pivovy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3It looks like a wise lolcat.
michaeal, on 10/10/2007, -14/+1the red panda things looks fake
- fussbucket, on 10/10/2007, -0/+16out of all of those, the red panda is the one you think is fake?
  - waynehoggett, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0LOL
Splitter402, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9blobfish looks like Mr. Saturn...
cricoste90, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1I should start a lolTapir site...
or maybe lolProboscis/penisnose!
sfpfc, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Narwhal: "males with larger tusks are more likely to successfully attract a mate."
well duh....
- pivovy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1I wonder where they have their noses. Must be hard to constantly sniff butt.
b1m2x3, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1hahahaha... funniest pics i've seen in a long time.

must resist adding 'em to facebook to tag my friends as the animals....
capevapor, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2the star-nosed mole is, uh.. woah.
- Cloud7654, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Star-Nosed Mole + Probiscus Monkey = O_O
0crabby0, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2So that's whats leaving those round sucker prints on my windows.

http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/sucker-footed_bat.jpg
- BuckyDent, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1nope thats me and my pet octopus, im training him to climb windows but those sucker marks are a pain to get off so we use your windows for practice when your out.
jaymulder, on 10/10/2007, -0/+16They have come....http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Philippine_Tarsier_Upclose.jpg
msashlay, on 10/10/2007, -2/+23Every paragraph was just copied and pasted from Wikipedia.
- Vodka2389, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8Ah, to be in high school again...
- MrSidnet, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4explains this then:
  Sloths are omnivores, mainly feasting on insects, small lizards and carrion, but their diet consists mostly of buds, tender shoots, and leaves.
  
  So wait..they mainly eat meat but they mostly eat plants?
  Wikipedia for ya.
  - nepawoods, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2They usually eat buds, tender shoots, and leaves, but that's just eating - it ain't feasting. When they feast, it's on insects, small lizards and carrion.
    
    How'd I do?
- SueprSheepdog, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1actually they made some mistakes in copying from wikipedia
  "They can weight up to 9 pounds (4 kilograms), with a body length of up to 16 inches (6.5 centimeters)"
spargett, on 10/10/2007, -0/+20Haha... I loved that. Animals are so cool.
eguez, on 10/10/2007, -1/+22No recipes?
cavie2002, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2looks like animals from another planet
leif77, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL! Now i know where they got all their ideas for different pokemon.
DrOBoogie, on 10/10/2007, -4/+2SLOTHS

SLOTHS

SLOTHS
68024, on 10/10/2007, -0/+15They totally missed the double-nosed Andean Tiger Hound:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6940289.stm

Yes, believe it- it's a rare breed of dog which has 2 noses!
- nepawoods, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Interesting. Stereolfaction?
Ogedei, on 10/10/2007, -5/+12Alpacas? wtf.

I got some more "weird" animals!
Llama
Goat
Sheep
Camel

why the hell would they include alpaca? Where is the platypus?
HAVE WE ALL FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE BLASTED PLATYPUS!!!!

meh I'm going back to Winterbells.
- Electronaddict, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The platypus is there towards the bottom.
68024, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2.
Haplo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Vinegaroon: http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2006/12/31/vinnie-the-vinegaroon.html

That's my soon-to-be-wife holding one in her hand.
- UtopiaInTheSky, on 10/10/2007, -10/+1Eww gross. That thing is nasty. Your wife has man-hands, too.
eleece722, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0Very weird looking. Who says aliens are only from outer space, these creatures are aliens right on Earth!
- yow1, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0I often get the feeling that sci fi aliens are usually inspired by earth creatures.
Haplo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Oh, and I forgot:

Tailless whip scorpion (aka the "weird spider" in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire): http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2005/10/01/
JohnnyKdiggs, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1Dugg because of vague reference to Firefox.
http://photowebs.blogspot.com/2007/07/red-panda-aka-firefox.html
Scribelle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I used to own a frill necked lizard. I'm surprised they made the list. It's hardly that unusual for an animal to 'puff up' it's appearance as a deffence mechanism.
- fussbucket, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0didn't a few of those eat Dennis Nedry?
skinny01, on 10/10/2007, -5/+0Emperor Tamarin- Some old english lawyer
White faced monkey- is that a weave?
Sunbear- is mostly nocturnal?
Hagfish- scary- predator fetus?
Star nosed mole- scary
Axolotl- looks like it can speak
Aye aye- looks like that's what it would be saying if it could speak
Alpaca- is that shaved or natural. The lollipop llama.
Tarsier- careful, you'll put your eye out!
Dumbo octopus- looks like pikachu
Komondor dog- I thought the first pick was a dog with clothespins stuck all over it. Rasta/Pasta dog
Angora Rabbit- Garfields soulmate
Narwhal- unicorn of the sea
Pygmy Marmoset- Home Alone- Oh NO!
Red Panda- firefox- looks fake
Blobfish- that reproduces? looks like a loogy with lips
Sloth- jus chillin'
Yeti crab- crossdressing las vegas showgirl diva. Fabulous!
Sil369, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Are there any names after Stephen Colbert?
smokeydbear, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0"A sexually-mature adult axolotl, at age 18 to 24 months, ranges in length from 6 to18 inches (15 to 45 centimeters) although 9 inches is most common."

Well, they're doing better than sexually mature smokeydbears ...
amacinnis, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5"The relative lack of muscle is not a disadvantage as it primarily swallows edible matter that floats by in front it."

Blobfish, I salute you.
Sornos, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6A little tidbit I picked up for no apparent reason, but male proboscis monkeys have a permanent erection. Just wanted to let you guys now.
Komodork, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1lol the Axolotl looks like a Pokemon!
- Cloud7654, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2So I herd you laik mudkipz
turtletrap, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I love it. Ugly Overload (http://uglyoverload.com/) always has some good photos and factoids on the subject too.
Calypsoaf, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2More information on sloths*:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LAZgcC3jgo
*May not be entirely accurate.
j0keR, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Who's that Pokémon?
NickDaddyKing, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1and i was just looking for exotic pets!
indieross, on 10/10/2007, -2/+0The picture of the Komondor Dog was used for the 1996 Beck cd Odelay. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odelay
nublet, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2the star-nosed mole shown here http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/star-nosed_mole.jpg
looks like something you'd see on ogrish...
- nepawoods, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I'd hit it.
valerogg, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Awesome Pics
EDViNNY27, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1MUDKIP
yujie, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Where are the Sharks with lasers on them?
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