#weird animal

[weirdanimal-tournament]

Round 2 Match 8

Stoplight Loosejaw: "red bioluminescence, weird mouth, looks like it's blushing because of the red bioluminescence"

Hagfish: "spineless, slimy wet beasts of primordial origin"

#stoplight loosejaw #hagfish #animal #weird animal #weird #poll #competition

[masked-fairy]

I got oil pastels >:3 I am unstoppable now

#my art #anteater #animal art #oil pastels #traditional art #ants #weird animal

[the-danger-goose]

This is Hallucigenia sparsa from the cambrian period

Image ID: A digital drawing of Hallucigenia sparsa with yellow and brown spikes, and orange back, and a creme colored underbelly. End ID

#hallucigenia #hallucigenia sparsa #spiky #spike #animal #cambrian #invertebrates #invertebrate #extinct animal #cambrian period #cambrian explosion #paleo art #paleoart #paleoillustration #paleontology #extinct #cute #weirdo animal #weird animal #digital art #my art #art #lobopodia #lobopodians #worm #weird lil guy #lil weirdo #love this weirdo #10/10 animal would draw again #orange

[blogforfauna]

Hyaena hyaena

Each of the four hyena species is in their own genus. This means that spotted hyenas, striped hyenas, brown hyenas, and aardwolves are not closely related and split from a common ancestor a super long time ago.

Striped and spotted hyenas split roughly 10 million years ago, which is around the same time that foxes split from wolves. So comparing a striped hyena to a spotted hyena is like comparing a red fox to a grey wolf-- both are in the same family, but they look and behave very differently because they diverged so long ago.

Striped and spotted hyena distributions overlap in East Africa, but the distribution of the striped hyena extends much further north, even into Central Asia. Striped hyenas in Asia are generally much larger than those in Africa, weighing from 50-90 pounds (22.7-40.8 kg).

Unlike spotted hyenas that frequently hunt live prey like wildebeest and antelope, striped hyenas depend almost entirely on scavenging. This means they eat plants, garbage, and especially carrion, but they avoid live prey.

Most hyenas have front legs that are longer and much stronger than their hind legs, and their necks are also very long and strong. The reason for this probably lies behind their scavenging behavior— with much stronger, taller legs and necks, hyenas can carry larger pieces of carrion more easily without it dragging through dirt or mud.

Although groups of up to 7 have been recorded, striped hyenas generally live alone or in pairs. This is very different from spotted hyenas, who live in clans that sometimes have over 100 individuals. Also unlike spotted hyenas, male striped hyenas actually help take care of their children.

Striped hyenas mark their territories by producing strong-smelling, mushy stuff called "hyena butter" in their anal glands and smearing it on rocks, stumps, and other landmarks around their territory. You probably didn't want to know that, but now it's too late! Similar to a skunk, striped hyenas spray when they are attacked, as well as raising the mane-like hair on their neck and backs to appear much larger.

I rate striped hyenas 13/10. These things are something ELSE

Photo credits:

(1) Rushikesh Deshmukh (2) Joel Sartore (3) Karim Kara (4) Africa Freak (5) Will Burrard-Lucas

#striped hyena dads are better than spotted hyena dads #hyena butter toast #hyena #hyaena #striped hyena #striped hyaena #animals #biology #nature #science #wildlife #zoology #animal #dogs #wild #weird animal #hyena butter

[alex-fictus]

Welcome back to the Paleo Party! This guest is Vetuicola! What kind of animal is this?? We know it's a deuterostome at the very least, but nothing much more than that phylogeneticallt

#video #my art #paleontology #paleoart #science #vetuicola #cambrian #weird animal #paleo party

[matoitech]

i don’t dislike horses but i keep i think a healthy distance from the giant animal irl, but they’re fun to draw as furries

#im never around horses and when i have been irl i don’t tend to get that close but they’re fun looking #weird animal

[theexorcistiii]

BITE ATTACK

#WEIRD ANIMAL #cat pics

[daylight-stars]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT LOOK AT THIS CRAZY THANG!!!

#red giant flying squirrel #squirrel #animals #weird animal

[worldblight]

Sink mammal

#she moved the towel in there on her own. #weird animal

[farsight-the-char]

New sleeping position.

#dogs #pheebee #personal post #weird animal

[rpmaniac]

Alien pupper!

#no man's sky #nms #no mans sky #nms alien #nms fauna #bug tw #weird animal #fly tw #alien tw

[weirdanimal-tournament]

Round 2 Match 9

Anomalocaris: "They've got a unique mouth structure! The first specimens known looked so weird that paleontologists thought the feeding- and movement-parts were entirely separate creatures! And their name literally translates to "weird shrimp"!"

Platypus: "so many things wrong with this MAMMAL. Lays eggs, beak, venom spines, sweats milk. what"

#Anomalocaris #platypus #weird animal #weird #animal #poll #competition

[masked-fairy]

Anteaters if anteaters were domesticated and had morphs.

Standard, Genet

Overlined, Piebald

Ashen, Albino

Naked, Angora

#my art #bloom #speculative zoology #speculative biology #anteater #anteaters #weird animal #art #digital art

[the-danger-goose]

Opabina regalis, my beloved

#my beloved #opabinia #opabinia regalis #cambrian #cambrian explosion #paleoart #cute #lil weirdo #weird animal #extinct animal #art #digital art #my art #time to grab some fishies #my dad said opabinia's face looked like a one side of a die lol #i love this creature #this is the best creature #i wish this beautiful being was still around ;-; #if only

[theanimalsinmylife]

echidna

#echidna #too cute #weird animal #zoo

[dutchs-blog]

Hamster's In Dungeon And Dragons

#funny animals #hamster #dungeons and dragons #funny content #funny tumblr #my video #strange #amazing #video #funny #lol #weird #omg #laugh #hilarious