Bradt Travel Guides has published a book titled "100 Strange Animals" that introduces the most bizarre animals living in the wild that man has ever known. Here are the creatures that are said to be the most monstrous in nature.
1. Dwarf Tarsier
Tarsier, a species of monkey in Southeast Asia, possesses very large eyes. Each of its eyeballs is approximately 16 mm in diameter, about the size of a whole brain.
2. Viper Snake Fish
Viper snake fish (scientific name: Mesopelagic), found at depths from 80-1,600m) of the genus Chauliodus, is one of the most fierce-looking creatures in the ocean. At night, some Viper snakes turn black and begin to glow with bioluminescent organs distributed over "strategic" areas of the body. Viper snake fish's stomach is very large, elastic, allowing them to swallow and digest prey even larger than them.
3. Monkey Uakari
These Uakari monkeys possess a fiery red head, adding red fur that makes their appearance even more monstrous. Locals in South America call them "British monkeys" because they remind them of the first Britons who arrived here, unfamiliar with the climate, whose faces were reddened by the sun.
4. Tortoise Mata mata
This rather large freshwater turtle has many very bizarre features. Outwardly they look like a layer of soggy bark and leaves. From its body it stretched out a nose. This nose acts like a diver's snorkel, allowing the Mata mata tortoise to dive underwater.
5. Spotted Tenrecs
This animal lives on the island of Madagascar, home to the most bizarre creatures in the world. The Tenrecs are covered with thick black hairs with yellow spots. The danger of this yellow-spotted Tenrec lies in the poisonous spines located around its neck.
6. Axolotl
The axolotl is considered a Peter Pan of the animal world as it maintains its larval form throughout its life. In addition, the axolotl variety has a special regenerative ability. When they lose a leg, soon another one will grow out. What's even more unique is that they can regenerate complex organs like the brain or spinal cord. This is also the reason why scientists are extremely interested in this "water monster".
7. Babirusa pig
Looking at the shape of the babirusa pig, one will not be surprised when they become the legendary animal of the inhabitants of the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Under the "suggestion" of Babirusa pig, the people here have come up with all kinds of stories about a monster with an evil face.
8. Long Nose Monkey
With a large belly and long nose, this is considered the funniest animal in the animal world.
9. Two-tailed worm
This worm has a face that makes anyone look startled. Not only that, they also have two small tails that help them camouflage to avoid natural enemies.
10. Leaf Frog
This frog chooses to disguise itself as a dry leaf. If you don't look closely, you can hardly see them among the fallen leaves on the ground. This frog also rarely moves. Every time they hunt, they hide in one place, wait for the prey to fly over and attack suddenly.
