12 Animals Unknown to Many (But Their Charm Can Compete With Kitties)

There is no doubt that the platypus and pangolin are unusual animals, but well known to many people. At the same time, nature created many other creatures capable of causing wonder. For example, a small deer with tusks, a bearded pig and a fox with big ears — and that’s just a small part of the species that await you in this post. In the end, you will see a bird that has been “resurrected” after hundreds of thousands of years.

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Bassariks inhabit the United States, Mexico and Central America, but due to their nocturnal lifestyle and extreme caution, this predator species is poorly studied. Despite their feline behavior, the bassfish’s close relatives are raccoons. It’s good to watch these animals, but not so much to hear them: the howling and high-pitched screams they produce can make you pull out a lock of hair.

The smallest deer in the world lives in Chile. But unfortunately, due to its small size, the pudu is easy prey for predators and poachers. It feeds on plants, but its favorite dish is seaweed, which it collects from the coast. The truth is that such a “dessert” requires a certain risk, because this little deer has to come down from the mountains, which makes him vulnerable.

The aardwolf is the most pleasant representative of the hyena family. This animal does not feed on carrion, but on termites, and lives in burrows that were abandoned by its former residents. He is monogamous and faithful to his partner throughout his life.

The Asian wild dog is a rare inhabitant of the mountains, and is capable of climbing up to 4,000 meters above sea level. It is a carnivore that hunts wild artiodactyls and does not mess with domestic animals. In addition, it is known as “the singing dog of the mountain” due to the peculiar sound it produces, which is not similar to a normal howl, but sounds like a song. He avoids people and is not domesticated.

The yellow-throated marten is the largest and brightest representative of martens. Typically, these animals live to old age as they have no natural enemies. This is because their predators are not interested in them because of their strong smell, while people do not like their fur, which despite its beautiful color is stiff and unpleasant to the touch. The only danger is the reduction of their distribution habitat due to forest clearing. Young species easily get used to people and like sweets like pears, nuts and honey.

The Indian muntjac is an omnivorous deer with the soul of a dog: it can bark and bite its predator. Males have fangs and small horns that they often use to conquer territory and females. These deer do not maintain allegiance, preferring to have a harem.

Many people, when they see a porcupine sitting comfortably in the branches, fill their chests with air and say, “Spring! Finally, the porcupines arrived.” In fact, these animals live in trees and only come down to drink water. They are distinguished from the usual porcupines by their small size and shorter spines, but they can defend themselves too: they are not greedy and will say goodbye to their spines to launch them at their enemy.

The African civet is a universal predator, which can feed on small animals and carrion, as well as being able to capture snakes. Also, plants are no strangers to their diet. When it feels in danger, the civet significantly increases in size, lifting its fur. This animal can be domesticated if raised from a young age.

The bearded pig is distinguished by its amount of fur and a slender build (according to pig standards). These animals are active during the day and live in groups. Their migratory behavior is unique, as they flock to hundreds of specimens and travel together in search of food. They have almost everything in their diet, in particular roots, insects and carrion. In addition, they usually follow the monkeys to collect the fruits that are thrown on the ground by the primates.

The aardvark is the best digger in the world: even in difficult terrain it is able to dig a deep hole in a few minutes. The animal is discreet, but can sometimes be observed sunbathing near its den. Incidentally, precisely the holes that they open become the home of many animals, in particular the wild dog, which we mentioned earlier. Furthermore, this dog follows the aardvark with selfish intentions: it expects the “digger” to dig the termite mound so that it can enjoy its inhabitants. Dogs, as such, don’t have as much strength to open a termite nest.

The bat-eared fox has 48 teeth, but they are small and weak. This peculiarity is the fault of evolution and the animal’s desire to change its diet. Unlike other foxes, these prefer insects and fruits over meat, and for many years, due to such feeding, their teeth changed in appearance and became weaker and smaller.

The elephant shrew is actually a macroscelid, and as you can see, it doesn’t look like an elephant. The only thing they have in common is their name and the fact that they can’t climb trees. The elephant shrew lives in small nests on the ground and throughout its life it occupies only one territory. The animal is not domesticated.

O Dryolimnas cuvieri became extinct as a species over hundreds of thousands of years ago. But thanks to evolution, a “resurrection” took place, that is, the species appeared again as a result of the development of a direct or very similar ancestor. Possibly we will witness the return of other animals… we just hope they are not tyrannosaurs.

Which animal on this list did you find most fascinating?