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Monday, December 8

20 Strange and Exotic Endangered Species

info. on each at the sorce.
clipped from webecoist.com

Giant Coconut Crab

This is not shopped. This is not a hoax. That is a giant crab on a garbage can. They’re native to Guam and other Pacific islands

Mexican Walking Fish

Goliath Bird Eating Spider

Whistling Spider

Chinese Giant Salamander

Lord Howe Island Stick Insect

Weta

Giant Water Bug

Frigate Island Beetle

Giant Palouse Earthworm

Crinoid Snapping Shrimp

Honduran Ghost Bat

Mallorcan Midwife Toad

Quacking Frog

Glass Frog

More Legless Amphibians: the Icthyophis Kohtaoensis

Komodo Dragon

Kagu

Hairy Nosed Wombat

Striped Rabbit

Only discovered within the last decade, the striped rabbit is considered a bit of a scientific novelty owing to its unusual markings. It comes from a region of Burma that has revealed many unusual species previously unknown to scientists, including a miniature deer. Pictures are scarce.

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