Today we will talk about the strange and funny names of animals given to them by man, and, as a rule, not in vain! There is nothing more surprising than the world around us.
The goggles are long-suffering
Nature is not without a sense of humor.And one of the proofs to that - an amazing animal belonging to the family of primates, - a goggle-eyed tamer, who lives in the Philippines. Enumerating the funny names of animals, it was impossible to miss this creature. What is only the fact that the eyes of the tarsier are weighed more than his brain! But these huge organs of vision are almost blind in the daytime, and therefore the tiny tarsier (its length does not exceed 9 cm and weight - 80 g) is forced to hang all day, clinging to the branch and trying to fall asleep in such an uncomfortable position. Of course, if you are very lucky, the lucky guy comes in and in some kind of hollow or crack.
But goggle-eyed tarsiers have a unique ability to turn their heads 360 °. In addition, these mini-priests chirp like birds, and eat mainly insects, like birds.
Sonia's Garden
Mention funny names of animals, you can not forgetgarden shed. This pretty large-eyed animal with a sharp muzzle and bare ears lives in the Old World and the Middle Russia, inhabiting bushes, forests, parks and even human dwellings. Sony justify their name, spending in a sleepy stupor almost all day. Only in the early morning or in the evening twilight the animal goes for prey. But it does harm well, while eating juicy fruits. Sonia bites a huge number of fruits, which greatly spoils the relationship with gardeners.
Durukuli
Durukuli are night monkeys, the only ones,They hunt and play only after sunset. They are found in Brazil, Peru and Paraguay. They live on trees, skillfully grabbing prey: frogs, insects and even bats. Sleepy durukuli are easy to wake during the day, but they are lost and do not know what to do in daylight. In general, these animals do not differ in intelligence and ingenuity. Therefore, the top "Funny animal names", could not fail to mention these strange nocturnal monkeys.
Wide-clawed folded lip
The fold is a large bat.A distinctive feature of which is its huge fleshy ears, connected by a fold of skin on the forehead, and lips gathered in wrinkles. True, it is almost impossible to meet her now, since this bat is an endangered species. Despite the participation in the top "The Funniest Names", her fate is rather sad.
Pugacapocine
Most recently it was discovered quite hithertoan unknown creature - pugacortcinus, in Latin "Chaetopterus pugaporcinus", which means literally "something like a pig's back". Like this! Looking at the photo, you understand why this waterworm has a similar name. The rating "The Funniest Appellations of Animals" was supplemented with another name, which is a new entity, which is now being studied by Californian biologists.
The Palm Thief
Wishing to see with your own eyes it's prettya strange animal needs to go to the tropics. Palm thieves, or, as they are also called, coconut crabs are nocturnal. They reach a length of up to 40 cm and weigh almost 4 kg. This is a very strong crustacean, able to climb onto a palm tree and, if necessary, to grab a finger phalanx too curiously. By the way, his daily menu - coconuts - a palm thief can diversify himself like. And in the top "Funny names of animals" he fell due to his constant desire to drag into the hole all that is bad lies: edible and not very much. What can you do - a thief!
