20 More Weird Animals You Probably Didn't Know Exist

If You think that you’ve seen the world over, under, around and through, but there will still be wonders that will make your eyes pop. Approximately 1.5 million species have been formally described in the scientific literature, most of the insects. Currently, scientists have recently estimated that there are approximately 8.7 million species on Earth. We’ve rounded up some strange animals you probably didn’t know existed.

Babirusa is also called deer-pigs. This species is found in the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Togian, Sula and Buru. All members of the genus were considered part of a single species, the babirusa or pig-deer, B. babyrussa. They were split into several species, this scientific name is restricted to the Buru babirusa from Buru and the Sula Islands, whereas the best-known species, the north Sulawesi babirusa, is named B. celebensis. All species of babirusa are listed as threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).