13 of the World's Weirdest Creatures

This odd little creature is from the Galapagos Islands. It’s a terrible swimmer so it has a little protrusion from its head for attracting prey.

This little octopus has ear-like flaps that act as little fins. It tends to live at extreme depths and eat food from the sea floor.

The name feels appropriate. This little guy was discovered back in 2005 in the South Pacific Ocean. It lives near deep ocean vents.

It's spiky and cute! The Lowland streaked tenrec is found in Madagascar. It eats worms and insects.

It's a rabbit - no, wait! - it's a kangaroo? Nope, meet the Patagonian Mara. It comes from Argentina. These little guys are monogamous.

Kind of scary... This fish is jawless. Some species of lamprey suck the blood of other fish.

It's hard to give a sense of scale to these guys, but their leg span can reach up to 12 feet!

This birds' mouth curve makes it look delighted all the time.

It looks like a fox with dear legs, but it's actually a wolf! It can be found in parts of South America.

This viper is found in Central Africa and spews out neurotoxic venom.

This is the smallest type of armadillo in the world - it grows up to 4.5 inches long - and can be found in Central Argentina. When it rains pink fairy armadillos have to leave their underground habitats so they won't drown, but this increases the risk it will be spotted by a predator.

This moth is so big it it often mistaken for a hummingbird.

This is actually a type of sea slug that likes to munch on Portuguese Man o’ War.