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.



Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis): This weird creature is a long-fingered lemur, a strepsirrhine primate. It is native to Madagascar with rodent-like teeth that perpetually grow and a special thin middle finger. Aye-Aye is the world's largest nocturnal primate. It is the only extant member of the genus Daubentonia and family Daubentoniidae. Aye-Aye is currently classified as Endangered by the IUCN. A second species, Daubentonia robusta, appears to have become extinct at some point within the last 1000 years, and is known from subfossil finds.