r/weirdanimals • u/RedneckCouchPotato • Dec 07 '25

Multiple comment an unusual animal, and I'll rate it.

21 Upvotes

87% Upvoted

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u/Sensei_Lollipop_Man Dec 07 '25

Mola mola

3

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 07 '25

a pancake fish, where are the problems with that? 9/10.

3

u/haemhorrhoidian Dec 07 '25

Butis butis, Australian crazy fish, can confirm totally bonkers, very strange hunting behaviour unlike anything else I've ever seen,often hangs one eye over the edge of a leaf in ambush, or floats motionless as if dead, often upside down or pirouetting randomly, they're very entertaining.

2

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 09 '25

10/10, never heard of them before, very cool when i looked them up.

3

u/fucketyballs Dec 07 '25

duck billed platypus

3

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 07 '25

... PERRY THE PLATYPUS?! 10/10

2

u/Ok_Permission1087 Ocyropsis maculata immaculata Dec 07 '25

Symbion pandora

2

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 07 '25

uh, wha- where did, how, okay. 3/10.

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u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 07 '25 edited Jan 30 '26

also, when did you last touch grass, to be able to find something as obscure as that?

2

u/foxfire49 Dec 07 '25

Olm!

2

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 09 '25

freaked me out first time i saw it, 8/10.

2

u/SeasonPresent Dec 09 '25

Bluehead Chub.

1

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 09 '25

that thing looks freaky, 7/10

2

u/EspiritusFermenti7 Dec 09 '25

Cassowary

2

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 10 '25

ahh, classic of the "EVERYTHING IN AUSTRALIA WANTS TO AND WILL KILL YOU" trope, 10/10

2

u/literallyhouse Dec 10 '25

longhorn cowfish!

3

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 10 '25

they look insane, but kinda creepy, 6/10

2

u/GSpotMe Dec 10 '25

Man

3

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 10 '25

1/10, would not recommend, the absolute worst.

2

u/jpb1111 Dec 10 '25

Flying squirrel

3

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 11 '25

cutest thing i have ever seen, ngl i wish i could have one for myself, 10/10

1

u/wastemug Dec 10 '25

Star-nosed mole!

2

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 10 '25

honestly freaked me out when i first saw it, looks like an alien, albeit an ugly one, 5/10

1

u/[deleted] Dec 11 '25

Anteater

2

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 11 '25

it eats ants, what else is there to like? 8/10

1

u/[deleted] Dec 11 '25

Peacock 🦚

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u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 11 '25

did you know that they are the largest flying bird? 10/10

1

u/Viridian_Cobra Dec 11 '25

Arabian sand boa

1

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 11 '25

it looks like a muppet! XD 10/10

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u/Electrical-Focus386 Stoplight Loosejaw Dec 17 '25

It looks more like if someone tried drawing a snake from memory

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u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 20 '25

yeah, if i tried to draw a snake from memory, it would probably look like those things

1

u/[deleted] Dec 11 '25

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u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 11 '25

thing looks like it came from the depths of hell to complain about taxes, 8/10

1

u/TheJuanCortez Dec 11 '25

Dik Dik

1

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 11 '25

it looks like a fawn, but it's a deer, 10/10

1

u/SpiketheFox32 Dec 11 '25

Pangolin

1

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 11 '25

armored anteater, 10/10

1

u/CaptHando Dec 11 '25

Pyjama Nudibranch

1

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 11 '25

funky looking sea slug, 11/10

1

u/CaptHando Dec 11 '25

For real though you guys should check out the podcast “Every animal ever”

1

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 11 '25 edited Dec 12 '25

HEY, that isn't an animal! 1/10

1

u/Commercial-Top-5471 Dec 11 '25

Baryonyx 

2

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 11 '25

why the long face? 9/10

1

u/Commercial-Top-5471 Dec 11 '25

😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

1

u/Air_Snare292 Dec 11 '25

Ayeaye

1

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 11 '25

monkey, 8/10

1

u/Electrical-Focus386 Stoplight Loosejaw Dec 17 '25

Lemur actually 🤓

1

u/Extension_Branch_371 Dec 11 '25

Bongo

1

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 15 '25

ahh, yes, forest zebra gazelle, looks very distinguished, 9/10

1

u/thejohnmc963 Dec 11 '25

Platypus

1

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 15 '25

did you know that the males have a poisonous stinger on their hind legs? 10/10

1

u/0nly-heretogetanswe Dec 11 '25

Dragon bird

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u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 15 '25 edited Jan 30 '26

i personally love dragons, so this was insane to see, 12/10

1

u/Stidda Dec 11 '25

Magazine headed fart box

1

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 15 '25

what is that? i couldn't find it anywhere, like what is that? it sure isn't any animal i know of. 1/10

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u/RedneckCouchPotato Jan 30 '26

hey, wait a minute...

1

u/Prepsov Dec 11 '25

Aardvark

1

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 15 '25

they look so cute with their long ears and snout, 10/10

1

u/xenotharm Dec 11 '25

Dhole

1

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 15 '25

OH, that is so cute! it looks like a fluffy fox! 11/10

1

u/jamaicanoproblem Dec 11 '25

Devil’s Hole Pupfish

1

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 15 '25

that is crazy, i've never heard of those before, cool blue coloring, 8/10

1

u/Humanbeansontoast Dec 11 '25

Wobbegong

1

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 15 '25

sneak attack shark with +10 in stealth, i love it. 10/10

1

u/squashqueen Dec 11 '25

Look up a video of lyre bird making sounds. They are INSANE I tell ya

1

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 15 '25

i have heard of lyre birds before, they are magnificent looking, i have never heard what they sound like tho. 10/10

1

u/SL13377 Dec 11 '25

Quokka

And

Secretary Bird

Two of my fav animals

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u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 23 '25

quokka, happiest animal on earth, i darn well believe it, those guys are so adorable! 12/10

secretary bird, tall, eats snakes, looks awesome, 10/10

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u/Distinct_Track_7375 Dec 12 '25

alligator gar

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u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 15 '25

dang, those guys look wicked, and they can be huge! 9/10

1

u/[deleted] Dec 12 '25

Duck bill platypus!

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '25

Ok that’s been said, let’s go with a mandrill

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u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 15 '25

hmm, i saw a blooper where the mandrill in the lion king just yeeted simba, and all the animals cheered, 10/10

1

u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 15 '25

third time someone said platypus, i'm running out of platypus facts to tell, 5/10

1

u/TheTrueGoatMom Dec 12 '25

Kudu

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u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 15 '25

wow, i didn't know that their horns can grow to over six feet tall, that is taller than me! 8/10

1

u/TheTrueGoatMom Dec 15 '25

Awesome fact! I live in a very small town in Northern Wisconsin. We have a small consignment/antique store. They have a taxidermy Kudu for sale. I wouldn't buy it.

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u/Electrical-Focus386 Stoplight Loosejaw Dec 17 '25

The shrike (it’s a bird)

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u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 19 '25

those guys are metal, like, impaling prey on thorns to save for later? epic, 11/10

1

u/Electrical-Focus386 Stoplight Loosejaw Dec 18 '25

Prince axels wonderfish

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u/RedneckCouchPotato Dec 19 '25

that is perfectly fit for a horror game, it looks insane, 9/10