The Tarsier

Okay, so I reckon evolution was VERY drunk when this little creature with HUGE eyes first walked on our planet. Unsurprisingly, they're not the most common of creatures- in fact, they're more or less, only found on the islands in Southeast Asia. Because they're not very common we don't actually know a lot about them, we don't really know why they have SUCH big eyes! The only real explanation scientists can come up with is that its down to a mutation in their DNA, which codes for their eyes. One of the other problems facing scientists is that this small primate is incredibly shy around humans, which of course provides quite a big problem for scientists! They're also incredibly athletic, with an unusually long anklebone enabling it to jump distances more than 40 times its own body length.

The Star Nosed Mole | #WeirdestAnimals

Granted, these are one of the ugliest animals on the planet but they're still pretty cool nonetheless! They have one of the most bizarre noses known to man. They're snouts are lined with more than 25,000 sensory receptors to help the mole feel its way through its underground lair.  Like other moles, they have an underground network of tunnels around North America where they're most often found. They pretty much spend their lives living in complete darkness, they're bodies have adapted to be completely blind - purely because it doesn't need good sight! Because they are completely blind, they rely on their star shaped nose, mainly to decided whether something is edible in a split second. It's nose is so powerful it can also sniff out food underwater.

The Star Nosed Mole is awesome.

The odd life of the Red Lipped Batfish | #WeirdestAnimals

You probably never even knew this fish existed - come to that, neither did I! They do look like one of the most characterful fish I've ever seen, they have a long nose and what looks like very heavily made up red lips! Only thing is, it's only the males who have the made up lip! Scientists think that this is all down to the males trying to attract the females. Although, these fish can't swim - or at least not very well! Even though they're not great swimmers they can walk along the ocean floor using their fins as make shift legs. They're actually quite rare -you can only really find them around the Galapagos Islands, but don't worry they're harmless! The question is, what do you think of their lips?

The Leafy Sea Dragon | #WeirdestAnimals

The Sea Dragon, hidden in the depths of the ocean and one of the most camouflaged species on the planet -  not many people have actually seen this sea dragon. Living in the waters off the coast of the East and South  Australia they're often recognized by their reddish color and their long and thin snouts. Surprisingly, their snout actually helps propel them through the water, tumbling like seaweed drifting through the oceans. Like sea horses, it's actually the males which are responsible for childbearing, instead of a pouch they have a patch on the underside of their tail where females deposit their bright pink eggs. They then release the miniature sea dragons after about 5 weeks.
Unfortunately, they're actually endangered as divers often take them as pets, so much so the Australian government actually put complete protection on them in the early 1990s - but it might not be too late.

The Puffer Fish | #WeirdestAnimals

Not you're average looking fish, the puffer fish is known for it's ability to undergo a complete body transformation in seconds. In fact, they're so unique that there's around 120 different species of Puffer Fish that mostly reside in the tropical waters of the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. Despite their somewhat intimidating shape their size is extremely changeable - from one inch to two feet, all in an effort to scare their predators.

Stay away from them though, as they contain a toxin 1200 times stronger than cyanide, which is enough to kill 30 adult men! Despite the toxin, in Japan, some parts of the fish area actually a delicacy, although you have to be specially trained to prepare it otherwise you might end up killing someone! But of course the toxin does out predators off them, the only species that's immune to the fish is a shark, so in many ways they're quite safe in the oceans!

They also have a body perfectly adapted for a life at sea for example, they have four teeth, fused in a beak like structure ideal for opening mussels, clams and other shellfish. They've also got excellent eyesight so they can spot predators from afar. All in all they're pretty amazing fish, but I'd stay away if I was you!