#1 - The Babirusa - Residing in Indonesia this animal prefers moist forests and canebrakes near shores of rivers and lakes. What makes this critter weird is that the upper canines of males never enter the mouth cavity but rather grow upward, pierce through the top of the snout and curve backward toward the forehead. They may reach a length of 30 cm.

#2 - The Gerenuk inhabits the dry brushy region of east Africa from the Serengeti Plain of Tanzania north along the coast through Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and into southern Somalia. Gerenuks have a relatively small head for their bodies but their eyes and ears are proportionally large. Rather than grazing like other gazelles they prefer to browse on bushes and trees reaching higher branches and twigs by standing erect on their rear legs.

#3 - The Naked Mole Rat - The current range of the species are found in countries in eastern Africa such as Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya but historically have been found in Uganda & Kenya. What makes the mole rat crazy is the fact that their incisors can be moved independently of each other and even work like chopsticks. Naked Mole Rats are actually not rats at all and are actually more closely related to porcupines and guinea pigs.

#4 - The Yeti Crab – Discovered in 2005 by the Census of marine Life on a hydrothermal vent near Easter Island at a depth of 2,200 meters. The Yeti Crab has no eyes, is all white, and has what appears to be fur around its claws and legs.

#5 - The Maned Wolf – This wolf lives in central and southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, eastern Bolivia, and northern Argentina. The Maned Wolf stands about 3 feet tall, weighs about 50 lbs and has large and very long ears. They are the tallest of the wild canids and its super long legs are more than likely an adaptation to the tall grasslands of its native habitat.