"Tiger Quoll": 104 Interesting Animals That You Might Never Have Heard Of Until Today Mantas KačerauskasSeptember 23, 2025 at 1:39 AM 0 Just when we thought we've seen it all, up pops some bizarre but adorablelooking animal that we never even knew existed.
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Mantas KačerauskasSeptember 23, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Just when we thought we've seen it all, up pops some bizarre but adorable-looking animal that we never even knew existed. It's almost like unlocking a secret level in a video game...
The reality is that Earth is far more creative than many of us give it credit for. And Mother Nature really does have a lot of tricks and surprises up her sleeve. If you've never seen bagworms, tiger quolls or greasefish before, you're not alone.
There's an online community called "Animals I Didn't Know Existed." It has around 29,000 weekly visitors. And as the name suggests, it's dedicated to sharing posts about rare, unusual and lesser-known creatures - great and small.
Some are strange mash-ups that look like nature's version of a mythical hybrid. Others could have walked straight out of a fantasy novel. Then there are those that deserve to be in a sci-fi film. And, of course, let's not forget the cuties that could audition for a Disney cartoon.
Bored Panda has put together a list of the most weird and wonderful animals featured on the page for you to scroll through while you contemplate getting an unexpected exotic pet. Don't forget to upvote your favorites.
#1 I've Know About Draco Lizards(Genus: Draco) For Awhile But I Wanted To Share
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#2 Tiger Quoll (Dasyurus Maculatus)
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#3 Nyala (Tragelaphus Angasii): Real-Life Forest Spirit?
Image credits: H_G_Bells
#4 Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo (Dendrolagus Goodfellowi)
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#5 Elephantfish (Campylomormyrus Sp.)
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#6 Jaguarundi (Herpailurus Yagouaroundi) Closest Relative Of The Mountain Lion
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#7 "Ghost Birds" - A Name For A Type Of Potoo (Family Nyctibiidae) That Is Found In The Amazon Basin
Image credits: Stundesagte
#8 The Spiny Flower Mantis (Pseudocreobotra Wahlbergii)
Image credits: Rivas-al-Yehuda
#9 These Prehistoric Looking Beetles
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#10 The Rarely-Seen Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista Petaurista)
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#11 Endangered Canid Native To Asia, The 'Dhole' (Cuon Alpinus)
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#12 Striped Pyjama Squid (Sepioloidea Lineolata)
Image credits: Rivas-al-Yehuda
#13 Theloderma Corticale Also Know As Vietnamese Mossy Frog
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#14 Male Violet-Backed Starling (Cinnyricinclus Leucogaster)
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#15 Bagworms (Psychidae) Make Portable Houses Out Of Small Sticks And Silk
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#16 South America Has Its Own, Much Smaller Version Of The Snow Leopard: Meet The Andean Mountain Cat (Leopardus Jacobita), A Close Relative Of The Jungle-Dwelling Ocelot
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#17 Great Eared Nightjar (Lyncornis Macrotis) Recently Encountred In Thailand
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#18 The Bat-Eared Fox (Otocyon Megalotis)
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#19 Pygmy Tufted Squirrel, (Exilisciurus Whiteheadi)
Image credits: Jean-Olaf
#20 I Definitely Thought The Standard-Winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus Longipennis) Was AI When It Popped Up On My Recommend Socials Today
*The word "standard" originally meant a flag or banner
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#21 The Paradise Flying Snake (Chrysopelea Paradisi) Can Flatten Its Body To Glide Between Trees Like A Flying Squirrel
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#22 Chrysina Limbata, A Species Of Scarab Beetle Found In Costa Rica And The Rainforests Of South America
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#23 The Short /Round Eared Elephant Shrew
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#24 Roseate Spoonbill Aka Platalea Ajaja. I Prefer To Call It A Duckmingo Or A Fluck
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#25 Aphrodita, Marine Worms Also Know As Sea Mouse
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#26 Galidia Elegans: Ring-Tailed Vontsira
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#27 Cochranella Euknemos - Glass Frog
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#28 The Dik-Dik Antelope Refers To 4 Species Of The Genus Madoqua. This Is The Silver Dik-Dik (Madoqua Piacentinii), The Smallest Of The Genus, Native To Somalia And Ethiopia. Full Sized Ranges From 4-6.5 Pounds Max. They Have Sharp Hooves And Mark Their Territory With Their Tears!
Image credits: SunOnTheInside
#29 Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes Inermis)
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#30 Priotrochatella Constellata.hey Are Critically Endangered Due To The Exploitation Of The Marble Quarries In Cuba That They Inhabit
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#31 Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga Cayana)
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#32 Greater Lophorina (Lophorina Superba)
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#33 Rhizosomichthys Totae (Greasefish). This Catfish Has Several Longitudinal Bands Of Fat Along Its Body, And Is So Greasy That Shish-Kebabed Specimens Were Allegedly Used As Torches By Natives. It Was Last Seen In 1957 And Is Feared Extinct
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#34 Eurylaimus Ochromalus, Aka Black-And-Yellow Broadbill. Derp
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#35 Biscuit Boxkite (Isoxya Tabulata)
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#36 The African Forest Buffalo (Syncerus Caffer Nanus) Is The Smallest Subspecies Of The African Buffalo, Weighing In At 550–705 Lbs
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#37 The Critically Endangered Gharial (Gavialis Gangeticus)
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#38 Tufted Ground Squirrel (Rheithrosciurus Macrotis)
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#39 Bassariscus Astutus (Ringtail Cat)
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#40 🔥 Perfect Camouflage. Alaskan State Bird Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus Lagopus) Blending In With Winter Landscape
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#41 This Photograph Of A Male Bargibant's Seahorse Was Taken Off The Coast Of Bali In Indonesia
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#42 The Black Serval (Leptailurus Serval)
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#43 Yellow-Backed Duiker (Cephalophus Silvicultor)
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#44 The Bornean Bearded Pig (Sus Barbatus)
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#45 Takin (Budorcas Taxicolor)
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#46 The Daring Owl Butterfly (Scientific Name: Dynastor Darius) Looks Incredible At Every Life Stage
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#47 This Little Creature Is Called A Sea Pig, He's Related To Sea Cucumbers (Scotoplanes)
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#48 Metagryne Bicolumnata Or Bunny Harvestman. An Arachnid With The Head Of A Black Dog, That Is Neither A Spider, Nor A Dog
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#49 The Nilgai (Boselaphus Tragocamlus), Is The Largest Antelope In Asia, Aka The Blue Bull Of India
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#50 New Crab Species Recently Discovered Off The Coast Of Australia Called "Lamarckdromia Beagle", The Ylook Like Little Underwater Fuzzballs
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#51 The Chuditch, Or Western Quoll (Dasyurus Geoffroii) Is A Carnivorous Marsupial Found Only In South West Western Australia
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#52 Wandering Leaf Sheep
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#53 The Bush Hyrax (Heterohyrax Brucei)
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#54 Tefflus Carinatus Violaceus Beetle
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#55 Sulawesi Moon Moth ( Actias Isis )
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#56 Aidke: The Yeti Crab 🦀 In My Defence It Seems To Be A Fairly Recent Discovery. Looks Very Cool Though!
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#57 The Numbat (Myrmecobius Fasciatus), An Small Endangered Australian Marsupial That Eats Almost Exclusively Termites
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#58 The Blue-Eyed Ground Dove (Columbina Cyanopis) Was Believed To Be Extinct For 75 Years — Until Twelve Were Rediscovered In The Brazilian Cerrado In 2015. Current Population Estimates Range From Over 250 Wild Individuals To As Few As 16
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#59 Behold! The Plume Moth! (Pterophoridae)
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#60 American Mink (Neogale Vison)
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#61 Petaurista Alborufus Castaneus - Red And White Giant Flying Squirrel
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#62 The Rare White Greater Glider (Petauroides Volans)
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#63 Shield-Tailed Agama (Xenagama Taylori)
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#64 The King Bird Of Paradise,(Cicinnurus Regius)
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#65 The Bush Dog Is A Stocky Canid With A Bear-Like Face That Lives Near Water In Central And South America. It Has Partially Webbed Feet, Keeping It From Sinking Into Mud And Assisting It In Swimming And Diving. Don't Be Fooled By Its Small Stature, It Is An Apex Predator
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#66 The Luna Moth: The Moth That Makes Butterflies Look Ugly
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#67 The Groove-Billed Ani (Crotophaga Sulcirostris), A Gregarious Tropical Bird That Looks Remarkably Like A Feathery Dinosaur
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#68 Saiga Antelope Aka Mongolian Saiga (Saiga Tatarica) Is Critically Endangered Species That Evolved In Isolation. Their Unusual Nose Helps Them Process The Cold And Dusty Air In Their Habitat
Image credits: McClumsy
#69 Aardwolf, Proteles Cristata. One Aardwolf Can Lap Up As Many As 250,000 Termites During A Single Night!
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#70 The Elephant Shrew, Clearly Not As Large As An Elephant. (Macroscelididae)
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#71 The Turtle Frog (Myobatrachus Gouldii) Uses Its Short, But Muscular Front Arms — Rather Than Back Legs As Most Frogs Do — To Dig More Than A Metre (>3.3 Ft) Beneath The Soil. Adapted To Semi-Arid Habitats Far From Water, Its Tadpoles Develop Inside Their Eggs And Hatch As Tiny Frogs
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#72 A Female Pheasant-Tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus Chirurgus) Is Larger Than A Male. The Species Is Also Polyandrous — Each Female Mates With Multiple Males And, In A Single Season, Lays Up To 10 Clutches That Are Raised By Different Males In Her Harem
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#73 Platerodrilus Paradoxus, A Type Of Trilobite Beetle. This Is The Larval Form Of The Species, Which Females Remain In Even As Adults
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#74 Sphaerocoris Annulus, Common Names Picasso Bug Or Zulu Hud Bug
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#75 The Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata Magnificens)
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#76 The Red River Hog: Potamochoerus Porcus
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#77 Lollipop Crab - Ixa Cylindrus - A Leucosid Crab Species Native To The Seas Around Indonesia And The Philippines
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#78 An Albino Atractosteus Spatula!
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#79 Royal Albatross, The Largest Flying Existing Bird Today
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#80 Shingle Urchin (Colobocentrotus Atratus) Found In The Wild, At Low Tide
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#81 Blue Faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus Viridirostris)
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#82 The Painted Bat (Kerivoula Picta) Is Extremely Colorful For A Bat, And For A Mammal In General
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#83 Pizza-Crust Slug (Pleurobranchus Sp, Probably P. Areolatus) Is A Type Of Sea-Slug Of Which Some Specimens Resemble A Pizza
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#84 🔥 The Red-Shanked Douc Langur
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#85 A Very Rare Blonde Echidna (Tachyglossidae)
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#86 Meet The Goliath Tigerfish, (Hydrocynus Goliath), The Apex Predator Of The Congo River
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#87 Sumatran Striped Rabbit (Nesolagus Netscheri)
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#88 Hairy Pie-Dish Beetle (Helea Perforata)
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#89 The Masked Lapwing (Vanellus Miles) Boldly Nests On Almost Any Stretch Of Open Ground, And Will Fiercely Defend It
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#90 The Now Extinct Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger/Wolf)
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#91 The Male Darwin's Frog (Rhinoderma Darwinii) "Swallows" His Offspring — Nudging The Eggs Into His Vocal Sac — Where They Soon Hatch Into Tadpoles. He Carries Them For 50 To 70 Days, During Which They Develop Entirely Within The Sac, Before Spewing Out Fully Formed Froglets
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#92 Pink-Spotted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus Perlatus
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#93 Secretary Birds Are Famous For Its Snake-Stomping Legs; A Single Kick Delivered Some 195 Newtons Of Force. They Are Also Famous For Their Long Eyelashes
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#94 A Flying Lemur (Galeopterus Variegatus)
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#95 A Newly Discovered And Endangered Species Of Crocodile Newt (Tylototriton Ngoclinhensis)
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#96 The Comb-Crested Jacana And Its Massive Feet
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#97 The Giant Emerald Pill Millipede (Zoosphaerium Neptunus) Is A Species Of Pill Millipede From Madagascar And Is An Example Of Island Gigantism, It's One Of The Largest Known Species Of Pill Millipede
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#98 The Tayra (Eira Barbara) Is A Member Of The Weasel Family That Lives In The Americas
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#99 So Many Beautiful Animals In The Ocean, And The Lettuce Sea Slug (Elysia Crispata) Is Among Them!
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#100 The Amu Darya Sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus Kaufmanni) A Critically Endangered Sturgeon Related To The Possibly Extinct Syr Darya Sturgeon
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#101 The Indian Giant Squirrel (Ratufa Indica) Is The World's Largest Species Of Squirrel, Growing Up To 1m (3.3ft), Tail Included, And 3kg (6.6lb). It Travels From Tree To Tree With Jumps Of Up To 6 M (20 Ft)
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#102 Purse Crab (Persephona Punctata)
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#103 An Indian Purple Frog (Nasikabatrachus Sahyadrensis) This Cute Little Chonker As The Name Suggests, Lives In India But Is Sadly Endangered But I'm Sure We Can Agree It's A Beautiful Animal
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#104 The European Hamster (Cricetus Cricetus) Also Known As The Black Bellied Hamster. I Will Personally Like To Call It The Red Panda Hamster Because… Well Look At It
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