Thunderbird Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 I thought it might be fun to do thread on one of my favorite things, wierd and rare animals of the world. Here is a couple to kick things off. Chinese Giant SalamanderThey are the largest living amphibians known today growing around three feet long. They hunt mainly at night, and as they have poor eyesight, use sensory nodes on their head and body to detect minute changes in water pressure, allowing them to detect their prey. In United States, Hellbender Salamanders grow around two feet long. frilled sharkThe Awashima Marine Park in Shizuoka, south of Tokyo, was alerted by a fisherman at a nearby port on Sunday that he had spotted an odd-looking eel-like creature with a mouthful of needle-sharp teeth.Marine park staff caught the 1.6 metre (5 ft) long creature, which they identified as a female frilled shark, sometimes referred to as a "living fossil" because it is a primitive species that has changed little since prehistoric times. modest and Hypo_admin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galapagos Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 Ayeaye star nosed mole Secretary bird Mantis shrimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted July 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 Eye eye's strange enough for two pics Yeti-crab Baby pygmy marmoset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Nothing is more noble and strange than the Elephant Manatee. Well, maybe the Thorned Parrot is a bit more strange. Nevermind, the Rhino Crab takes the cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Hey, that happens to be the hippo crab! And that mantis shrimp looks like me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynah Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Plaice Clearwing butterfly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galapagos Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 geoduckmaraoarfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Whoa! a sea serpent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougF Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Have I got a monster for you, look at the size of these guys. %5Bimg%5Dhttp%3A//hypography.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=42&pictureid=744[/img] %5Bimg%5Dhttp%3A//hypography.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=42&pictureid=743[/img] I've run into a lot of them there beasties in them woods, and the biggest thing I've see was a 10 foot Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, although Wikipedia says "Specimens over 7 feet (213 cm) are rare" but I get to go pretty nasty places. here is a pic of a nine footerBig one. %5Bimg%5Dhttp%3A//hypography.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=42&pictureid=745[/img] and here is a Culvert Full of Snakes. %5Bimg%5Dhttp%3A//hypography.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=42&pictureid=746[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougF Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 OK those weren't to strange, Big but not Strange, Here is something Strange, now what is it? YouTube - The Real Chupacabras http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vvo2qRaVHU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Have I got a monster for you, look at the size of these guys. %5Bimg%5Dhttp%3A//hypography.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=42&pictureid=744[/img] %5Bimg%5Dhttp%3A//hypography.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=42&pictureid=743[/img] I've run into a lot of them there beasties in them woods, and the biggest thing I've see was a 10 foot Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, although Wikipedia says "Specimens over 7 feet (213 cm) are rare" but I get to go pretty nasty places. here is a pic of a nine footer. %5Bimg%5Dhttp%3A//hypography.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=42&pictureid=745[/img] and here is a Culvert Full of Snakes. %5Bimg%5Dhttp%3A//hypography.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=42&pictureid=746[/img] Come on dude, that snake isn't even close to nine feet, it is being help close the camera to make it look bigger. Trick of perspective. Soo too with the gator, The culvert was stuffed with snakes for the photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted July 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 oarfish - Google Video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted July 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 prehistoric shark - Google Video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougF Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 MoontanmanCome on dude' date=' that snake isn't even close to nine feet, it is being help close the camera to make it look bigger. Trick of perspective. Soo too with the gator, The culvert was stuffed with snakes for the photo. [/quote'] OK I'll take one photo at a time although you didn't say anything about Hogzilla. scientists confirmed that Hogzilla actually weighed 800 pounds (360 kg) and was between 7.5 and 8 feet (2.25 and 2.4 meters) long' date=' diminishing the previous claim. DNA testing was performed, revealing that Hogzilla was a hybrid of wild boar and domestic swine (Hampshire breed). [/quote'] Hogzilla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I only said it was a monster but it looks every bit as big as the one in this link. 13-Foot Gator Caught In West Palm BeachIt took trappers about two hours to capture the 13 foot' date=' 2 inch gator that weighed more than one thousand pounds. [/quote']Firstcoastnews.com | Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Brunswick | 13-Foot Gator Caught In West Palm Beach Per "Wikipedia" Human height, White Americans, 20–39 = 164.1 cm (5' 4.6") ground to eye 5', eye to knee 4', +- 9' now straiten out the snake and I can see 9'.Human height - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia as far as the snakes I don't know how that got there I just thought it was strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 I can't view the videos but I've always felt the oar fish could be responsible to most sea serpent sightings. the resemblance to descriptions of sea serpents and the oar fish match quite closely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 OK I'll take one photo at a time although you didn't say anything about Hogzilla. Hogzilla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I only said it was a monster but it looks every bit as big as the one in this link. Firstcoastnews.com | Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Brunswick | 13-Foot Gator Caught In West Palm Beach Human height White Americans, 20–39 If you compare the height of the people in the gator photo you will notice the gator appears to be almost 18 feet long. I've seen ten to twelve foot gators and while they are impressive this one appears to be much bigger than any real gator would be. Or the people in the photo are pygmies. The humans are no doubt much further from the camera than the gator. It's perspective, I've seen all of these photos on the web years ago and all were shown to be distorted through perspective except the snakes in the culvert and they were put there for effect. I'm not familiar with the hog photo but it is a very big hog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Any one up for anew thread? Mythological animals inspired by known animals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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