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Leafy seadragons are covered with leaf-like appendages, making them
remarkably camouflaged. Found in Australia, they inhabit calm, cold
water and have been protected by the government since 1982

The Indian gharial is a critically endangered species and one of
the longest of all living crocodilians, sometimes measuring over
20 feet

Hairy frogfish walk along the seabed hunting for food. This rare
creature can be found in Indonesia

Living at extreme depths, and among the rarest of octupuses, the
Dumbo octupus gets its name from its ears which loosely resemble
those of the Disney character, Dumbo

A viperfish is a deepwater fish with long, needle-like teeth and
hinged lower jaws. It is one of the fiercest predators in the very
deep part of the sea and is believed to attack its prey by luring
its victim with a light producing organ

The shoebill is a very large bird found in tropical swamps of eastern
Africa. It stands at an average of four feet with a wingspan of over
seven feet. The species was only discovered by ornithologists in the
19th century

The frill-necked Lizard, so called because of the large ruff of
skin around its neck, runs on its hind-legs when frightened. This
behaviour has earnt it the name ‘bicycle lizard’ in Australia

Although the tarsier was once more widespread, all the species living
today are found on the islands of Southeast Asia. Each eyeball is
approximately 16 mm in diameter and is as large as their entire brain

The star-nosed mole’s snout has 22 fleshy tentacles that are used
to identify food by touch. Often found in North America, it lives
in wet lowland areas and eats small invertebrates, aquatic insects,
worms and molluscs

The Hispaniolan solenodon, a strange looking shrew-like creature with
a long snout and specialised teeth capable of delivering venom. Only
two solenodon species exist today, one in Haiti and the Dominican
Republic,and the other in Cuba

The blobfish is a gelatinous mass with a density slightly less
than that of the water it occupies. This helps it maintain buoyancy.
Hovering just above the sea-floor, the blobfish gobbles edible
matter that floats past it

Discovered in 2005 in the South Pacific Ocean, this creature was
dubbed the "yeti lobster" or "yeti crab". It lives at a depth of
2,200 metres on hydrothermal vents along the Pacific-Antarctic

The white turtle, whose creamy colour is offset by a few hints of
pink, features prominently in Chinese culture – a character in Journey
to the West is turned into one for his wrongdoing

The long eared jerboa is a nocturnal mouse-like rodent found in
the deserts of China and Mongolia. It has a long tail, long legs
and extremely large ears. Being such a rare creature, it is in
danger of extinction

The aye-aye shares a lot in common with the woodpecker – it taps
trees to find grubs. When food is located it uses its rodent-like
teeth to gnaw a hole, then digs them out with its long middle finger

The saiga’s unusually over-sized, and flexible, nose warms up
the air in winter and filters out the dust in summer

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