20 STRANGEST Looking Mammals HD

The mammal class is full of strange creatures, animals you may or may not have ever seen before. Here are some that just look out of this world. Subscribe to Talltanic http://goo.gl/wgfvrr 11. Pallas’s Cat Known as one of the most expressive animals in the world, the Pallas’s cat is a small wild cat that closely resembles what most of us see as domestic cats. And that’s probably because Pallas’s cat and a regular domestic cat are similar in size. Though their legs are a little shorter than other cats, making them appear stouter with their thick and fluffy fur. They can be found in the grasslands and montane steppes in Central Asia and are named after German naturalist, Peter Simon Pallas. 10. Sunda Flying Lemur The Sunda Flying lemur can be found in regions such as Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. They measure up to 42 cm or 17 in and can be found gliding through forested areas as they are really adept climbers. However, once a sunda flying lemur falls to the ground, it’s pretty much helpless as its physique is not built for running. They mostly eat leaves and lick tree bark in order to drink some water and get their nutrients. 9. Wrinkle Faced Bat This bat is tail-less, though that’s not the physical feature it’s best known for, clearly. And you can be sure which bats are males since the wrinkles are much more evident on the faces of males in comparison to female wrinkle faced bats. But don’t be alarmed at the sight of one. They may look more Dracula than other bats, but they are frugivorous animals, which means they only eat fruit. 8. Rock Hyrax The weirdest fact about a rock hyrax is that it’s less closely related to rodents and more closely related to elephants. These terrestrial mammals can be found in parts of the Middle East and Africa, and are known in South Africa as dassies. These are the types of animals that build their homes, which are usually rocks with holes dug into rocks. 7. Silky Anteater Inhabiting parts of South and Central America are these puffy, fluffy mammals, also known as pygmy anteaters. The silky anteater are much more golden and fuzzy than their more common anteater family members, with shorter snouts than people are used to seeing on this kind of animals. They are the smallest of the anteaters, measuring up to 9.4 inches long and weighing as light as 14.1 ounces. 6. Platypus This is one creature whose appearance has confused humans for a long time. The duck billed platypus is so named for it’s nose and mouth that resembles that of a bird instead of a mammal, and look as if a beaver and duck had mated. In fact, when preserved platypus was introduced to western scientists, people thought it was a fake animal sewn together from parts of other animals. They even lay eggs, unlike most mammals and are endemic to eastern Australia. 5. Angora Rabbit They are the oldest type of domestic rabbit and were popular pets for royalty in Europe. The Angora rabbit was bred to have silky wool, which