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Hoatzin

Opisthocomus hoazin

"Gaby, this bird is quite cool and normal looking. Why is it on your blog?" Well my friend, because evolution thought it would be funny if it gave this guy the digestive system of a cow and claws! Yup. This bird eats mostly flowers, leaves, and green stuff. But unlike most birds, when it starts to digest its food, the bird starts to smell like manure. Yum! Because of the weird shit that goes on in its intestines (literally), the hoatzin isn't all that good at flying, but it tries. As for the claws, well when they are chicks and they feel endangered, they'll usually jump out of the nest into nearby water, swim out, and use the claws to climb back up. So yeah, thats pretty much what separates the hoatzin from your average bird. 

Quit abusing drugs, Nature!

Tarsier

Tarsius

Evolution got tired of normal looking monkeys, so it made this! Despite having eyes that each weigh more than it's brain, the tarsier does not have much trouble getting around. It is well equipped with long hind legs made for jumping, fingers made for grabbing, ears that are very good at hearing, eyes that are awesome at seeing, and a head that can pull some exorcists shit and pretty much turn all the way around; all in the dark, I might add. It eats bugs, and gets eaten by bigger animals as well; snakes, cats, humans, all that jungle good stuff. Pretty much all species of tarsiers live in south east Asia and a threatened or endangered because humans suck. So thats the tarsier in a nutshell. 

Vampire + Squid = Vampire Squid

Vampier Squid

Vampyroteuthis infernalis

This badass right here is a vampire squid. The names comes from the way it covers itself with its cape tentacle things when its scared, and the red eyes. (Which are blue in this light apparently.) It is a deep sea creature so scientists have had a hard time stalking it, trying to figure out its mating habits. But they do know that it lays eggs, like any other squid. It also has some octopus traits (eight tentacles), which confused the first scientists that discovered it. And it's texture is more jellyfish like than squid like. However, it has been decided that it is in fact, a squid. I'm sure this is exactly what evolution was aiming for. The little ears work like wings, propelling it through the water with ease. The actually move really fast for what they're made out of; two body lengths per second. Here is what it looks like when it is trying to defend itself...

Not much is known about what this guy eats. But it sure does get eaten quite often. The beaks of these creatures have been found in the stomaches of many animals, like seals and stuff. Oh and they only grow up to like 11 inches. These pictures make them look a lot bigger. They do that thing where they glow in the dark too. And they're pretty good at it; they can control brightness and stuff like that. So thats about all you need to know about these squid-octopus-jellyfish-bird-vampire things. 

Who's that Pokémon?!

Axolotl

Ambystoma mexicanum

It seems like evolution took a break and forgot to get back to working on the Axolotl. Unlike other amphibians, like frogs and toads, axolotls never grow out of their larva stage. Where frogs and toads would come out of the water and loose their tails, axolotls decided that they weren't about that life and decided they would keep their tails and stay in the water. Originally, axolotls were found only in the lakes of Xochimiloc near Mexico City. Like all cool animals on the planet, axolotls are and endangered species in the wild, thanks to the growth of Mexico City. The waters where axolotls were once found have become so polluted that recent a study say that there might not be anymore axolotls living there. The only reason they are not extinct is because people like to keep them as pets and scientists are studying them for their magical properties. (They regrow lost limbs.)

Axolotls' favorite food is worms. They'll also eat small fish and such since they're carnivorous. The grow up to around 23 cm, commonly. Those fuzzy things around its head are its gills, they help it breath underwater. So yeah, this little guy is pretty cool. For all your axolotl needs.