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There are millions of unique species on earth, and each year scientists encounter hundreds of previously unknown animals. Most of them have existed for years without us knowing about them, and maybe for a good reason too because some of these beings are utterly terrifying and just plain creepy.
地球有數(shù)百萬(wàn)種獨(dú)特的物種,科學(xué)家們每年都會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)數(shù)百種我們以前未知的動(dòng)物。它們中有很多早已存活多年,但我們卻不知道它們的存在。也許是因?yàn)樗麄冎杏械拈L(zhǎng)相奇特甚至于令人驚悚吧~
We here at Bored Panda have compiled a list of the most bizarre of these little-known creatures.
國(guó)外一家網(wǎng)站(Bored Panda)就總結(jié)了一些鮮為人知的生物。
From alien-looking moths to extremely ugly fish, you're going to be surprised that these animals actually inhabit the same planet as us!
這里有長(zhǎng)得很像“外星人”的蛾子,還有丑丑的魚(yú),你一定會(huì)吃鯨于這些動(dòng)物居然和我們一樣都生活在同一個(gè)星球上!
小伙伴們~準(zhǔn)備好了嗎?
一起來(lái)開(kāi)開(kāi)眼吧~
1. Venezuelan Poodle Moth
委內(nèi)瑞拉貴賓犬蛾

Discovered in Venezuela in 2009, this new species of alien-looking moth has poodle-like fur covering its head, thorax, abdomen, and even its wings.
2009年發(fā)現(xiàn)于委內(nèi)瑞拉,這種“外星”大蛾子在頭部、胸腹部、甚至翅膀都有獅子狗般的皮毛。(不知道它夏天會(huì)不會(huì)脫毛,要不然會(huì)很熱的吧...)
2. Glaucus Atlanticus
大西洋海神海蛞蝓

Also known as the blue dragon, this creature is a is a species of blue sea slug. You could find it in warm waters of the oceans, as it floats on the surface because of a gas-filled sac in its stomach.
俗稱(chēng)藍(lán)燕子或者藍(lán)龍。生活在海洋的溫暖水域,因其胃中有氣囊,可在海洋表面漂浮。
3. Macropinna Microstoma
大鰭后肛魚(yú)(又稱(chēng)管眼魚(yú))

Macropinna microstoma is a species of fish that lives at a depth of about 600 metres (2,000 ft) to 800 metres (2,600 ft), hanging nearly motionless in the water. It is quite unusual with a transparent, fluid-filled dome on its head, through which the lenses of its eyes can be seen.
大鰭后肛魚(yú)生活在約600米(2000英尺)至800米(2,600英尺)的海洋深處,在海水中幾乎靜止不動(dòng)。它的頭上有透明的圓頂,透過(guò)它可以看到眼睛深處。
4. Dumbo Octopus
小飛象章魚(yú)

Dumbo octopus is an umbrella octopus found all around the world. Its name comes from Disney's "Dumbo" because of the creature's ears bearing similarity to the movies' title character.
小飛象章魚(yú)是遍布世界各地的一種傘狀章魚(yú)。它的名字來(lái)自于迪士尼的動(dòng)畫(huà)電影《小飛象》,因?yàn)樗亩渑c電影中的人物極其相似而得名。
5. Lowland Streaked Tenrec
低地斑紋馬島猬

Found in Madagascar, Africa, this small tenrec is the only mammal known to use stridulation for generating sound – something that’s usually associated with snakes and insects.
發(fā)現(xiàn)于非洲,馬達(dá)加斯加,這種小型馬島猬也是唯一一種通過(guò)摩擦來(lái)發(fā)聲的哺乳動(dòng)物,這與蛇類(lèi)和昆蟲(chóng)有些相似。
6. Red-Lipped Batfish
紅唇蝙蝠魚(yú)

Found on the Galapagos Islands, this fish is actually a pretty bad swimmer, and uses its pectoral fins to walk on the bottom of the ocean.
發(fā)現(xiàn)于加拉帕戈斯群島,這種魚(yú)不擅長(zhǎng)游泳,但可以用胸鰭在海底“行走”。(這烈焰紅唇有沒(méi)有很性感呀~)
7. Irrawaddy Dolphin
短吻海豚

Irrawaddy Dolphin is an oceanic dolphin found in the Bay of Bengal and Southeast Asia. Its most notable feature is a round head with no distinct beak.
短吻海豚是一種海洋海豚,發(fā)現(xiàn)于孟加拉灣和東南亞地區(qū)。顯著特點(diǎn)是嘴巴并不想普通海豚那樣凸出。
8. Blue Parrotfish
藍(lán)頰鸚嘴魚(yú)

This bright blue fish can be found in shallow water in the tropical and subtropical parts of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. They spend 80 percent of their time searching for food and eat small organisms found in the sand and algae that they scrape off rocks.
發(fā)現(xiàn)于大西洋西部的熱帶和亞熱帶,以及加勒比海的淺水區(qū)。它們大部分時(shí)間都用來(lái)尋找食物,以沙子和藻類(lèi)中的小生物為食。
9. Sunda Colugo
巽(xùn)他貓猴

Sunda Colugo or Sunda flying lemur is a species of colugo, native to Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. It is not, in fact, a lemur and it does not fly, gliding instead. Sunda Colugo is active at night and feeds on soft plant parts like young leaves, shoots, flowers, and fruits.
巽他貓猴或馬來(lái)亞飛行狐猴是貓猴的一種,生存于印度尼西亞,泰國(guó),馬來(lái)西亞和新加坡。但其實(shí)它不是狐猴,也不會(huì)飛。在夜間較活躍,以植物的柔軟部分為食,如嫩葉、嫩枝、花朵和果實(shí)。
10. Tufted Deer
毛冠鹿

Found in central China, the tufted deer is a small species of deer characterized by a prominent tuft of black hair on its forehead and fang-like canines for the males. It is a timid, mainly solitary creature, that sometimes lives in pairs and enjoys living in areas with good cover.
發(fā)現(xiàn)于中國(guó)中部。毛冠鹿是鹿中較小的一類(lèi),其顯著特點(diǎn)是額頭上有一簇黑色的頭發(fā),以及雄性鹿的犬牙。它們很膽小、常獨(dú)自生活,有時(shí)也會(huì)成對(duì)出現(xiàn),喜生活于有良好庇護(hù)的地區(qū)。
11. Panda Ant
熊貓螞蟻

Despite looking like an ant and being referred as such, it is in fact a form of wingless wasp. This insect is also known as cow-killer. Females possess thicker fur but lack wings. The furry panda ant lives for about 2 years.
盡管看起來(lái)像一只螞蟻,并且被稱(chēng)為“螞蟻”,但它實(shí)際上是一種無(wú)翼小蜂。這種昆蟲(chóng)也被稱(chēng)為奶牛殺手。雌性熊貓螞蟻有較厚的毛皮,但沒(méi)有翅膀。圖片中的這只熊貓螞蟻已經(jīng)存活2年了。
12. Glass Frog
玻璃蛙

Found in South America, the glass frog is a family of amphibians with some specimens exhibiting an outstanding feature — transparent abdomens. Because the internal viscera is visible through the skin, the common name they are given is glass frogs.
發(fā)現(xiàn)于美國(guó)南部,玻璃蛙是兩棲動(dòng)物大家庭的一員。它的突出特征是透明的腹部。因其內(nèi)臟透明可見(jiàn)而得名。
13. Honduran White Bat
洪都拉斯白蝙蝠

The Honduran white bat has distinctive white fur, with tips of individual hairs being gray as well as a leaf-shaped nose. They live in leaf 'tents' that they 'build' by cutting the side veins extending out from the midrib of large leaves.
洪都拉斯白蝙蝠通體是獨(dú)具一格的白色,毛發(fā)的尖端是灰色的,以及葉狀的鼻子。它們生活在自己通過(guò)切割從大葉子中脈伸出的側(cè)脈而“建造”的“帳篷”中。
14. Fossa
馬島縞(gǎo)貍

Fossa is a cat-like mammal that lives in Madagascar. Its classification has been controversial because physically it resembles a cat, while other traits suggest relation to viverrids. Genetic research has shown that they are actually their own separate species.
馬島縞貍是生活在馬達(dá)加斯加的類(lèi)貓科哺乳動(dòng)物。因?yàn)樵谏硗庥^上它屬于貓科,但其他特征則顯示屬靈貓科,它的分類(lèi)尚存爭(zhēng)議。遺傳研究表明其屬于自身單獨(dú)的物種。
15. Japanese Spider Crab
日本蜘蛛蟹

The Japanese spider crab lives in the waters near Japan and has the largest leg span of any arthropod, reaching up to 5.5 metres (18 ft). Despite looking ferocious, the crab has been reported to have a gentle disposition.
日本蜘蛛蟹居住在日本附近的水域,擁有最長(zhǎng)的節(jié)肢長(zhǎng)度,最長(zhǎng)可達(dá)到5.5米(18英尺)。盡管看起來(lái)兇猛,但據(jù)報(bào)道性情溫和,以魚(yú)和貝類(lèi)為食。
16. Saiga Antelope
高鼻羚羊

This saiga, spread around the Eurasian steppe, is known for its an extremely unusual, over-sized, flexible nose structure, the proboscis. It is a critically endangered antelope.
高鼻羚羊生存于歐亞大陸的草原之中,因其罕見(jiàn)的超大尺寸且靈活的長(zhǎng)鼻而聞名;目前嚴(yán)重瀕危。
看了這些動(dòng)物,
大家是不是愈發(fā)覺(jué)得
“大千世界,無(wú)奇不有”~