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9 Weirdest-Looking Animals You Didn't Know Existed (PHOTOS)

October 17th, 2009 by dejan

From newly-discovered deep sea crustaceans to rodent-resembling primates, nature has brought us some outright weird-looking creatures. Check out these animals that just seem out-of-this world

The axolotl is a Mexican neotenic mole salamander. Neotenic means that, as adults, it holds onto traits seen in juveniles. slide_3158_44678_large

With 2,500 species of cicada insects around the world, some are stranger than others. slide_3158_44679_large

The aye-aye is a rodent-looking lemur found in Madagascar slide_3158_44684_large

The star-nosed mole can be found in eastern Canada and the northeastern United States. slide_3158_44685_large

Philippine tarsier-although the tarsier’s distribution was once widespread, it’s now only found in Southeast Asia. slide_3158_44686_large

The angora rabbit is a domesticated species, known for its cultivated hair slide_3158_44688_large

Giant isopods can be found in the deep sea, primarily in the Atlantic. slide_3158_44689_large

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Kiwa hirsuta(Yeti crab)-this crustacean was discovered in the South Pacific Ocean in 2005 and is noted for its “fur-like” extensions. slide_3158_44690_large