10 STRANGEST Animals That Are Hard To Believe Are REAL!

[Music] the world is a very strange place but what's even stranger is the creatures that inhabit it and yes that includes humans which are probably the strangest earth creature of all if not the most destructive but we're not here to talk about your weird next-door neighbor today we're gonna take a look at some of the strangest animals that are truly hard to believe are actually real make sure you stay tuned for number one I'm pretty sure it'll remind you of someone you know that had a little bit too much of the bubbly with all that said and done let's begin shall we number 10 Cantor's giant softshell turtle no you aren't looking at an overgrown tick what you are looking at is actually believe it or not a turtle Kendra's giant softshell is an exceptionally large freshwater turtle with individuals known to reach over 1 metre in length and weigh more than a hundred kilograms sadly though these turtles are on the brink of extinction this strange-looking turtle is also referred to as the frog face soft shell due to its odd facial features these Turtles have an extremely large distribution from Bangladesh to the Philippines and Borneo and it is possible that it actually comprises more than a single species it is primarily a freshwater turtle but unusually for most freshwater species is also found in brackish coastal waters Canter's giant softshell is under threat from harvesting by local people for meat accidental killing and persecution for fishermen when caught in fishing gear and the destruction of its freshwater and coastal habitats of course number 9 a melon Anna in the rainforests of Borneo the smallest land snail known to science ekes out a secret existence in limestone cracks at least that's where researchers think they live scientists have only ever found their shells as well as translucent granules of point sixty two point seventy nine millimeters high scattered at the base of cliffs the team behind the discovery has named the minut gastropod a Kamala Nana and described it as an article published online in zoo keys unlike insects snails don't specialize on particular food sources instead they separated the different species based on the chemical and physical properties of their habitats thanks to its tiny size Anana can probably fit into crevices other snails can't reach vacuuming up bacteria and fungi that grow on wet limestone it now holds the title of world's smallest snail beating the previous record holder understa Paulo Dominic a from the Chinese province of Quang Zil that one was discovered earlier this year and measured just point eighty and point eighty nine millimetres respectively number eight pink see-through Fantasia the enna Pinay say is eggs amia also dubbed the pink see-through Fantasia was a previously unknown member of the swimming sea cucumber species up until recent discovery the creature was discovered in 2007 by a team of marine biologists about 2500 metres deep and the syllabus sea and the western Pacific Ocean scientists and photographers came across the creature while on an expedition to explore biodiversity in the syllabus sea supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration clearly an animal that doesn't know the concept of too much info the pink creature earned its name Virge transparent skin that clearly displays a show-stealing arrangement with its intestines mouth and anus entirely visible from its outside the sea cucumber like other bioluminescent animals is able to emit light it uses this effect as an alarm to expose itself and potential predators in times of an attack there still remains much more for experts to learn about the creature to date numbers 7 the squid worm the squid worm looks like a fusion animal of half squid and a half worm in fact it's all worm a member of the group that includes familiar earthworms and leeches it just happens to have ten long tentacles on its head the tentacles are elastic and extendable and they can be longer than the squid worms ten centimeter body two of them the yellower ones are used for feeding the other eight are used to breathe or possibly to feel its way around its head also carries two feathery brush-like structures called a neutral organs that act like a nose picking up chemical smells in the water its formal name thethethe a drill is samay means squid worm of the sama the name of the people who live in the local Philippines Island where they refers discovered the was suggested by the Filipino Islanders that took part in the expedition that discovered the animal using remote-controlled submarine scientists explore the depths of the west and celibacy off the eastern coast of Borneo the squid worm lives in one of the richest but most mysterious layers the dermis ozone just above the ocean floor it's the largest habitat on earth and a haven for undiscovered life tear animals can easily evade collection devices toward along the seafloor while staying out of the reach of mid-water nets dragged overhead its who appreciates a richness of life in these waters you need special submersibles which can move about easily and collect local animals without damaging their frail bodies number six the sea angel although their moniker would certainly suggest an otherworldly creature the sea angel is actually nothing more than a pelagic gastropod mollusc without the protective shell that typically characterizes other mullis's in other words it's a snail that lost its shell and learn how to swim the feet of these free swimming organisms have evolved into wing-like appendages hence their name to help them swim through the water column they feed almost exclusively on sea butterflies a small pelagic swimming sea snail that propels itself through the water with similar like appendages however it also has the tiniest advantage by the presence of a shell however the shell is no deterrent for the sea angel who will argent pursue its prey and consume it from the shell using a series of hooks and a tooth read EULA I suppose technically this makes sea Angels cannibals as the creatures that they feed on are their fellow but pteropods and last but not least due to its transparent body the entire act of feeding is visible from beginning to end like that one see from Kevin Bacon's holloman number five the Australian peacock spider always seen with a body completely covered with wild colors and exuberant patterns Australian peacock spiders are truly a sight to behold in addition to their spectacular colouring the males are known for their crazy dancing courtship rituals male peacock spiders have evolved spectacular iridescent fans on their hind orders and fancy dances to show them off the dance of each species is unique but most of them involve sensual leg waving and booty shaking as if that wasn't enough a male also periodically pauses his dance to drum on the ground and occasionally on the females head spiders don't have ears like we do and instead here through organs on their legs the drum beats vibrations travel across the ground and up the legs of the female which is apparently pretty attractive to them the arachnids are a vivid but tiny adjust three to five millimeters in size but don't let their diminutive size fool you like almost all spiders peacock spiders are venomous but that doesn't mean they're dangerous to us humans their little jaws are so tiny that they couldn't even puncture our skin humans are safe but crickets and other spiders are not like all jumping spiders that peacock spiders don't build webs they instead stalk their prey like lions and when the time comes they pounce and can take down prey three or four times their size number four the Pangolin penguins are sometimes called the scaly anteater and with a very good reason instead of being covered with fur like most other mammals penguins are the only known mammals with scales their habitat covers parts of Central and West Africa India and Southeast Asia they inhabit tropical forests dried woodlands in the savanna some penguins spend their time up in trees and others sleep in burrows underground the name Pangolin is derived from the MAL wayward penguin which means rolling up this is a reference of the animals defense mechanism of rolling up into a tight little hardened ball when they are under threat throwing up creates a hard spiky impenetrable wall that can defeat even the jaws of lions tigers and leopards however by cruel coincidence it is this same defense mechanism that makes human capturing of the Penguins as easy as picking up a ball even more sadly these insectivores are one of the most illegally trafficked animals in the world their scales are thought to have medicinal powers and parts of Asia and though an international band exists on their trade if the numbers of while penguin have dropped drastically as a Altaf coaching number three the bill be twenty million years ago the bill be branched off from the bandicoot family creating a marsupial that looks like a combination of a piglet a rabbits and a Bandicoot today the bill B enjoys iconic status as Australians version of the Easter Bunny each April chocolate bill bees populate store shelves down under in an effort to raise awareness for the native animal that has lost some 80 percent of its population in the past 200 years alone bill bees live in the desert but that's more by force rather than choice the species used to live throughout Australia however development introduced predators and introduced competitors for food and shelter exchange its range dramatically while they are able to live in all sorts of environments bill these are found only in a few remote parts of Western Australia Western Queensland and the Northern Territory in December of 2018 30 captive bred bill bees were reintroduced to the wild inside a predator free enclosure in New South Wales the last time a wild bill bee was spotted in the state was nineteen twelve they're also vulnerable to extinction by the way now it's time for the day's best big today we're gonna be looking at an animal that if it weren't already featured in this channel before you would definitely think someone made up number two the merry river turtle with its green hair and the fact that the Joker movie was such a huge thing you think someone thought it funny to give this guy a joker hairdo but as we proven time and time again the truth is way stranger than fiction with fleshy barbels like spiked piercings under its chin and an uncanny ability to breathe through its genitals of a mayor of a turtle was thrust into the international spotlight overnight nave to Queensland in the Sunshine Coast River that it's named after the Mary River turtle has a head crowned by vertical strands of algae that also grow on its body in addition it sports face furniture in the form of long fleshy growth under its chin however perhaps the mini river turtles most unusual feature is its ability to breathe through its genitals the turtle has Gill like organs within its cloaca a multi-purpose orifice used by reptiles for excretion and mating that allowed to stay underwater for up to three days I saved the best for last but first I have a quick challenge that five sentence could be three if you can leave a like and subscribe within the next five seconds you'll get ten years of amazing luck just try it it really worked number one the Baldy Akari South Americans reputedly nicknamed this poor bald monkey mono and less or English monkey this was in honor of the first sunburned Britons to visit their homeland whether or not that is a myth or reality the bald uacari Scarlett paid does resemble that of a holiday maker who was fallen asleep in the Sun during the rainy season this vulnerable species lives high in the treetops at the Amazon River Basin but retreats closer to the ground in the dry season to forage for nuts and seeds it smells easily recognized by its red face and bald head from which it derives its name some people compare them to old men and babies because of their baldness there is no denying this species is uniquely handsome the striking crimson color is caused by blood flow beneath the skin and specifically a thinner epidermis coupled with a higher concentration of capillaries in the face the redness of a female's face is correlated with her estrogen levels the redness of a male's face is indirectly related to his testosterone levels at least according to a recent study a rather phase indicates a healthier monkey since their faces like ours grow pale when they're ill particularly with malaria which is rampant in their habitat and that's our video for the day folks I hope you enjoyed it if you did click on the like button and maybe even subscribe to us with all that said and done that's our video for today and I'll see you all next time later everybody [Music]

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Length: 11min 58sec (718 seconds)

Published: Mon Mar 09 2020