A good place to go to try to spot pangolins is Sub-Saharan Africa, Pangolins are truly bizarre creatures that look a bit like armored anteaters, they are much more closely related to dogs, cats, and even seals than to anteaters or armadillos, the mammals they most resemble.
Madagascar is known for being home to a great many strange animals, most of which are found nowhere else in the world, One great example of this is the aye-aye, with its bulging eyes, ever-growing teeth, and long fingers. It can be very creepy-looking, especially if you suddenly come face-to-face with one in the forest at night.
Capybaras are the largest living rodents and are found across much of Latin America, one thing that may surprise you about Capybaras is that they are incredibly fast, capable of running as quickly as a horse if they need to. They can also stay underwater for up to five minutes, and have been seen using this trick to avoid predators.
Endemic to the Northern and Western Cape provinces of South Africa, this lizard reminds us of nothing more than a tiny dragon, another interesting fact about Armadillo Girdled Lizards is that they are one of the few lizard species who give birth to live young, and there is some evidence that the females may feed her young, which is even more uncommon.
These incredible birds, endemic to the Galapagos Islands, they are sometimes called ‘man-o’-war’ birds because they like to attack other birds while they’re flying and even try to steal their food on occasion.
These cat-like animals can measure up to 4ft in length and researchers believe they are most closely related to the more familiar mongoose and other animals like it, although they look a lot like cougars, they primarily eat lemurs and is the only carnivore on Madagascar that is big enough to eat even adult lemurs.
Sloths Known for their slowness of movement can be found among the trees in Latin American countries such as Panama, Brazil, and many more, their faces look slightly dopey and from some angles, they seem to be smiling.