On September 5, 2005, due to overload, the bus fell into the river. 5 people were seriously injured, and the remaining 47 received minor injuries. The number of passengers on the bus was exceeded by 20 people. After the incident, a Star newspaper reporter arrived at the scene and took a more than strange photo. If you zoom in, you can see a skull or ghost's head located on the left in the grass under the bridge. Malaysians believe in creatures that only appear during tragedies or accidents. Many are sure that these creatures are the cause of the tragedy.
Irish woman Bethany Harvey was shocked when she spotted a ghostly visitor in a photo she took with her nephew. If you look closely, between Bethany and the child you can see a little girl in a purple dress with her hands folded in her lap. Harvey claims that at that moment she was alone with her sister and nephew. They sat facing the door to the living room. Since then, strange things began to happen in the living room and the sisters refuse to go there.
The drunk girls were relaxing in the jacuzzi and decided to take a memorable photo, which, as it turned out later, showed an uninvited guest. If you look closely at the enlarged image, you can clearly see the hand and head. Of course, one might think that some friend decided to watch the girls, but since we see the absence of a face, it seems to be smoky, and other parts of the body, then most likely we are again dealing with a ghost. It probably wouldn't hurt for girls to buy curtains for the bathroom, just in case.
This is a photograph of a girl on her thirteenth birthday, taken by her father in the morning before the guests arrived. The father claims that she was the only child in the house. If you look at the left side, at the door, you can see a spot in the shape of a child. My father added brightness and made the image clearer. Zooming in on the photo, we see a very angry face with clown makeup, or it is an angry spirit who came to the birthday girl for the holiday.
The person who took this photo in 2005 claims that he was alone near this house at the time of shooting. The house was abandoned and the authorities decided to burn it down according to all the rules. The man took a digital camera and went to watch the burning of an old house. When he printed the photographs, he was shocked to see the outline of a woman holding a child close to her. They seemed to be looking in the direction of the firefighters. The picture was taken across the street, because the firefighters could not allow anyone to approach this place, and especially not a woman with a child.
A man noticed ghostly figures in the background when he wanted to take a photo of his niece Emmy in front of Staffordshire Castle. At the back of the image, two figures in mail with a shield are unclearly visible. Jones and the man in the red jumper were the only men there at the time.
This photo is nothing more than a group of friends on a bridge in China. But if we look closely, we see a falling figure in the background. There was a terrible fog caused by air pollution and the photographer had to adjust the camera in a special way. The photographer heard the sound and realized that he had become an accidental witness to the tragedy. That he managed to capture the moment of the fall. But imagine his surprise when a few seconds later the woman climbed onto the bridge and jumped again. He was practically paralyzed, but was able to take several shots in a row, almost at random. The photographer contacted the police with these shots, but they stated that they had not found the bodies of the young people who were listed as missing for several weeks.
The story behind this photo is quite popular. Small child, located in the lower right corner, refused to be photographed with the group, claiming that the boy there scared him. Mom mistook it for a random child hysterical, but after the photos were printed, everyone noticed a ghostly child between the girls' legs. This child was not found in any subsequent photographs. The owners of the house where the photograph was taken claim that they have never encountered ghosts in their home.
They say the Spley pub in the UK is haunted by a ghost. A very good bartender was invited to this pub and a memorable photo was taken with him on an iPhone. Later, while flipping through the photographs, they discovered an unclear face that was not associated with the body.
Look through your photos, maybe there is something strange and frightening in the form of a ghost, share it in the comments.
Our world is not so harmless. After all, somewhere out there, in the dark, in forests isolated from view and in the deep depths of reservoirs, mysterious creatures live. They appear unexpectedly and just as unexpectedly they disappear. Frightened witnesses find themselves dumbfounded and bewildered.
As a result, there remains no evidence of such meetings. But the creatures continue to exist, in their secluded places, and in our imagination. Below we will tell you about the ten most mysterious creatures that, according to many, still exist on our planet.
After all, there are eyewitnesses who saw them with their own eyes. Even if some creatures are more incredible than others, we will leave it to our imagination to decide whether they really exist.
Yeti. Bigfoot is perhaps the most frequently encountered mysterious creature. Yeti have been found in forests and mountains almost all over the planet. Scientists still cannot obtain reliable evidence of the existence of the Yeti. But every year more and more evidence of its existence appears. It's interesting that from Florida to Australia people describe Bigfoot quite consistent and similar. The height of the creature is from 2 to 2.5 meters. The yeti itself is covered with long brown, red or white hair. There is a nasty smell coming from him. The large size of the leg, like the hand, is evidenced by imprints on the ground. They say that the yeti avoids humans and can howl at night. The huge number of encounters suggests that this creature has every chance of becoming real, so far unknown to science. But what is it? The missing link in evolution? Ancient ancestors of people who remained to live in deserts and mountains? Or maybe it's just an unknown species of monkey? Perhaps the secret will soon be revealed. After all, digital technologies can significantly improve surveillance of the area. In America, cameras are beginning to be installed in forests that will monitor movement around the clock, trying to detect a mysterious creature. For now, all that enthusiasts have are prints of large feet, scraps of fur and eyewitness accounts.
Loch Ness monster. In this series, it is worth noting several monsters living in the depths of lakes. Although scientists today are equipped with sensitive electronic devices, aquatic monsters still elude observation. But there are good eyewitness observations. The most famous monster is Loch Ness, also called Nessie. It is known that this inhabitant of the depths has a long head and neck, and a humpbacked back. Similar animals were encountered in other places - Chessie in the Chesapeake Bay, Storsi in the Swedish Lake Storsjon, Selma in Norway, Champion on Lake Champlain in New York. Most observers say how they noticed a towering hump above the water; only a lucky few were able to see the outstretched neck and head. Usually the creature immediately begins to dive. There is very little photo and video evidence of water monsters and almost all of them are blurry. The most famous is the photo of the fin taken by the Rhines expedition in 1975. If the creature actually exists, then researchers believe it could be a plesiosaur. But it became extinct more than 66 million years ago! But maybe these incredible creatures were able to somehow survive deep underwater?
Chupacabra. In our area, this mystical bloodsucking monster is little known. The first data about it appeared in the 70s. But real fame came to this creature in the 90s with the development of the Internet. This creepy creature attacks livestock and poultry and sucks their blood. The most common sighting of the chupacabra is in Puerto Rico. Farmers who observed the practice of killing wild dogs say that when the monster killed them, it did not eat them or drag them away, but drained the blood through small cuts. Eyewitnesses say that the Chupacabra is the size of a small monkey, but jumps like a kangaroo. The creature has red eyes, hairy skin, a snake-like tongue and sharp fangs. There are feathers around the spine that can open up. Some believe that these may be wings. By the end of the 90s, evidence of the existence of the monster began to grow more and more. He was credited with killing animals in Mexico, southern Texas and South America. In 2000, a series of incidents involving the creature occurred in Chile. There are many theories about the origin of the mysterious creature. Perhaps this is just a natural but unknown species of predator. Possibly the result of foreign genetic experiments. Most serious researchers believe that the Chupacabra is just an element of folklore, inspired by local superstitious residents. One can only be sure that news about the tricks of this creature will appear periodically.
Jersey Devil. They say that a terrible humanoid creature is wandering around the American city of New Jersey. Its terrifying appearance earned it the nickname Jersey Devil. The legend about him first appeared in the middle of the 18th century. Then the appearance of this creature was considered an omen of war or great trouble. All this time, evidence of encounters with this creature periodically appeared. Over the course of several centuries, there have been about 2,000 of them. Even today there are eyewitnesses of encounters with this monster. Although descriptions of it vary, there are some general signs. The devil is about a meter high, has a horse's face, and an elongated head, like a collie dog breed. The creature has a long neck, half-meter-long wings on its back, and hooves on its legs. The creature holds its front paws in front of itself. Many believe that this devil can become invisible. It is curious that there is some resemblance to the Chupacabra. The devil has been blamed for the unexplained deaths and injuries of dozens of animals. Did some eyewitnesses go crazy after meeting him? What kind of creature is this? The theories are similar to those that explain the Chupacabra. One thing is certain, something definitely scary is living in the woods near New Jersey.
Mothman. Beginning in November 1966, for 13 months, strange events occurred in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. In addition to many reports of UFO and poltergeist sightings, some witnesses reported encountering a strange creature. As recounted in John Keel's classic book, The Moth Prophecy, hundreds of witnesses saw the winged humanoid. It is described as a two-meter giant with a wingspan of about three meters. His gray skin was covered with scales. Huge red eyes had a hypnotic effect. The Mothman could take off and land vertically, reaching speeds of up to 130 km/h in the air. Most often, the monster ate large dogs. The creature squealed like a rodent or like an electric motor, causing radio and television interference. Some of the eyewitnesses of the meeting with the Mothman said that they had opened an information channel. With his help, eyewitnesses began to receive strange predictions of the future, although very inaccurate.
Elves and fairies. IN modern society There are few people who believe in the existence of fairies and elves. Some of them are ready to swear on anything that they saw these creatures with their own eyes. In the same way, someone saw Nessie, and someone saw Bigfoot. Stories about elusive little magical creatures are quite ancient, they are found in almost every culture on Earth. The legends about elves, gnomes and trolls from Europe and Scandinavia are best known to us. These creatures have become heroes of numerous children's fairy tales. Fairies were described as tiny, ephemeral creatures with wings that lived in forests. Elves and dwarves lived there too. However, they looked like humans, differing only in their small stature. It is often claimed that they had their own civilization, hidden from our eyes. In the summer of 1919, 13-year-old Harry Anderson saw a column of 20 people walking one after another. Their path was illuminated by moonlight. They were wearing leather pants with suspenders. The men were shirtless, bald and had pale white skin. As the creatures passed by the astonished boy, they muttered something under their breath. In Stowmarket, England in 1842, a farmer spoke of his encounter with fairies as he walked home through the meadows: “There were at least a dozen of them, the largest being about a meter high. They walked hand in hand in a ring. They seemed made from the light. I saw them very clearly." When the man called his family to look at the fairies, they were no longer there. In past cultures, elves and fairies were considered very real, and some of their folklore has survived. Today society has become much more technologically advanced, perhaps in our imagination their place has been taken by aliens with their spaceships.
Dover demon. In April 1977, near the town of Dover in Massachusetts, a strange creature was seen several times. He was called the Dover demon. Although there have been only a few evidence of its appearance, the creature is one of the most mysterious. The monster was first encountered by 17-year-old Bill Barnett, who was driving a car late at night with his friends. Suddenly he saw an unusual creature crawling along the stone wall not far from the roadside. Although the other boys did not see anything unusual, they noted that their friend was very shocked. Just a few hours later, 15-year-old John Baxter was returning from his girlfriend's when he saw something wrapped around a tree trunk. His description matched the previous one. The final evidence came the next day, when 15-year-old Abby Brabham and his friend saw a strange creature in the headlights of a car. It was about 1.2 meters high and stood on two legs. The body was naked with rough skin. His limbs were long and thin, Brown. The head was shaped like a watermelon; it was as big as the body. The monster's eyes glowed orange. Further research into this unusual case did not provide a single piece of evidence to support its reality. True, no motive for deception was found either. Skeptics suggest that teenagers could see a young moose, and ufologists prove the theory of meeting with aliens.
Loveland lizard. This creature is quite little known, because only two people saw it, albeit separately. On March 3, 1972, a police officer was driving along Riverside Avenue along the Little Miami River in Loveland, Ohio. Suddenly, on the side of the road, he saw something that looked like a dead dog. The policeman stopped to move her out of the way. As the man approached, the creature quickly stood up on its hind legs. It turned out that it was not a dog at all, but some kind of monster a meter high. His weight was 20-30 kilograms, his skin was all in folds, he had matted hair on his body, and a short tail. The monster's face and head looked like those of a frog or lizard. The creature looked at the man and jumped into the river. The officer reported what had happened and returned here with his partner. Evidence was immediately found - footprints on the slope that the lizard left as it rushed towards the river. This story would have been forgotten, but two weeks later another policeman saw the monster. He also stopped when he saw a strange thing in the middle of the road. And in this case, the lizard disappeared towards the river. Subsequent investigations that one farmer said he saw some big creatures, like lizards. Since then, no one has seen the lizard.
Living dinosaurs. In the movie Jurassic Park, digital technology was able to create a very realistic world of dinosaurs. Many are already looking forward to the time when cloning will make it possible to bring out the long-gone inhabitants of the planet. What if dinosaurs are still alive? Maybe some of them are not extinct at all? Many people believe that this is true. For more than 200 years, stories have come from the secluded forests of Africa and South America that local tribes were familiar with large creatures. Their description perfectly matches the species of sauropods and apatosaurs. The natives called them giant divers. In 1913, the German explorer Freiherr von Stein said that the pygmies told him about a strange creature called a “river plug.” It had smooth brown skin, was the size of an elephant (up to 10 meters in length), and had a long flexible neck. The animal ate plants, but could also attack people if they disturbed it. When an expedition to these tribes took place in 1980, and zoologists showed large sauropods to the natives, they recognized them as their “river plugs.” However, the testimony of illiterate tribes alone was not enough. It is assumed that the researchers were able to discover huge footprints. And in 1992, the Japanese were able to film 15 seconds of the movement of something huge in the water in these places from an airplane. There is no doubt that the search for dinosaurs in virgin forests will continue.
Jumping Jack. This creature is also called Spring-on-Heels Jack. It appeared in Victorian England. This monster is said to have attacked its victims in the dark in London in the 19th century. The victims escaped with terrible scratches, and it was impossible to catch Jack due to his truly inhuman abilities. Waitress Polly Adams, a victim of the monster, said that it tore her evening blouse, touching her stomach with iron claws. Victims paint the big picture. The creature looks like a human, but with a disgusting appearance. His claws were sharp and iron. He himself was thin, strong, tall and powerful. Jack's eyes burned, he himself knew how to spit flames out of his mouth. The monster was wearing something tight over his body, with a dark cloak on top. They said he wore some kind of helmet. And his nickname was given by the fact that he could jump to incredible heights, even jumping over walls. The attacks led to an official order from the mayor to capture the perpetrator. But all attempts to catch him were unsuccessful. Rumors of Jack's appearances continued to appear in the following decades. He scared people with his appearance and quickly disappeared. Interestingly, Jack did not kill anyone; only 18-year-old Vesa Lucy was seriously injured, after Jack breathed fire into her face. Who was this Jack? A devilishly clever maniac or a demon? Or maybe an alien? We are unlikely to ever know the answer, and Jumping Jack remains one of the most mysterious creatures of our time.
A selection of 30 of the most unusual creatures of our planet...
Based on materials from: wikipedia.org & animalworld.com.ua & unnatural.ru
Madagascar suckerfoot
Found only in Madagascar. At the bases of the thumbs of the wings and on the soles of the hind limbs, sucker bats have complex rosette suckers, which are located directly on the skin (unlike the suckers in sucker-footed bats). The biology and ecology of the suckerfoot has been virtually unstudied. Most likely, it uses rolled up leathery palm leaves as shelters, to which it sticks with its suckers. All suckers were caught close to the water.
Angora rabbit (ladies)
These rabbits look quite impressive; there are specimens whose fur reaches up to 80 cm in length. Their wool is extremely valuable, and a wide variety of things are made from it: stockings, scarves, gloves, just fabrics and even linen. One kilogram of this rabbit's wool is valued at about 10 - 12 rubles. One rabbit produces about 0.5 kg of this wool per year, but usually much less. Most often, Angora rabbits are bred by women, which is why they are sometimes called “ladies’ rabbits.” The average weight of such a rabbit is 5 kg, body length 61 cm, chest girth 35-40 cm, but other options are possible.
Monkey marmoset
This one amazing view monkeys living on Earth. The weight of an adult does not exceed 120 g. When you look at this tiny creature the size of a mouse (10-15 cm) with a long tail (20-21 cm) and large Mongoloid eyes with a conscious gaze, you feel some embarrassment.
Coconut crab
This is one of the representatives of decapod crustaceans. Habitat of this animal West Side Pacific Ocean and islands in the Indian Ocean. This is an animal of the family land crayfish quite large for members of its species. An adult can reach 32 cm in length and weigh up to 3-4 kg. For quite a long time, it was mistakenly believed that the palm thief could split coconuts with its claws in order to then eat them, but now scientists have definitely proven that this cancer, despite the enormous strength of its claws, is not capable of splitting a coconut, but can easily break your arm...
Coconuts that split when they fall constitute their main source of nutrition, which is why this crayfish was named the palm thief. However, he is not averse to enjoying other food - the fruits of plants, organic elements from the earth, and even God's creatures similar to themselves. His character, meanwhile, is timid and friendly.
The coconut crab is unique in its kind, its sense of smell is as developed as that of insects, and it also has olfactory organs that ordinary crabs lack. This feature developed after this type came out of the water and settled on land.
Unlike other crabs, they move forward rather than sideways. They don't stay in the water for long.
Sea cucumber. Holothuria
Sea cucumbers, egg capsules (Holothuroidea), a class of invertebrates such as echinoderms. The modern fauna is represented by 1,150 species, divided into 6 orders, which differ from each other in the shape of the tentacles and calcareous ring, as well as the presence of some internal organs. There are about 100 species in Russia. The body of sea cucumbers is leathery to the touch, usually rough and wrinkled. The body wall is thick and elastic, with well-developed muscle bundles. Longitudinal muscles (5 ribbons) are attached to the calcareous ring around the esophagus. At one end of the body there is a mouth, at the other - anal hole. The mouth is surrounded by a corolla of 10-30 tentacles, which serve to capture food, and leads into a spirally twisted intestine.
They usually lie “on their side”, raising the front, oral end. Holothurians feed on plankton and organic debris extracted from bottom silt and sand, which is passed through the digestive canal. Other species filter food from bottom waters with tentacles covered with sticky mucus.
Hell Vampire
This animal is a mollusk. Despite its external similarity to an octopus or squid, scientists separated this mollusk into a separate series, Vampyromorphida (lat.), because only it has retractable receptive whip-shaped filaments.
Almost the entire surface of the mollusk’s body is covered with luminescent organs - photophores. They appear as small white discs enlarging at the ends of the tentacles and at the base of the fins. Photophores are absent only on the inner side of the membraned tentacles. The hellish vampire has very good control over these organs and is capable of producing disorienting flashes of light lasting from hundredths of a second to several minutes. In addition, it can control the brightness and size of the color spots. 
Amazonian dolphin
This is the world's largest river dolphin. Inia geoffrensis, as scientists have named it, can reach 2.5 meters in length and weigh up to 200 kg. Juveniles are light gray in color, but become lighter with age. The Amazonian dolphin has a full body, with a narrow snout and a thin tail. Round forehead, slightly curved nose and small eyes. You can meet the Amazonian dolphin in the rivers and lakes of Latin America.
Star-nosed
The star-nosed insect is an insectivorous mammal from the mole family. You can meet such an animal only in South-Eastern Canada and the north-eastern USA. Externally, the star-nosed snake differs from other animals of this family and from other small animals, only it is characterized by the structure of its snout in the form of a rosette or an asterisk made of 22 soft mobile fleshy naked rays. The size of the star-nosed ray similar to its European relative the mole. Its tail is relatively long (about 8 cm), covered with scales and sparse hair. When the starfish is looking for food, the rays on the stigma are constantly moving, with the exception of the two middle-upper ones, they are directed forward and do not bend. When he eats, the rays are pulled together into a compact lump; While eating, the animal holds the food with its front paws. When the starfish drinks, it immerses both the stigma and all the whiskers in the water for 5-6 seconds.
Fossa
These amazing animals live only on the island of Madagascar; there are nowhere else in the world, not even in Africa. The Fossa is a rare animal and the only member of the genus Cryptoprocta, with the Fossa being the largest predator found on the island of Madagascar. The appearance of the Fossa is a little unusual: it is something between a civet and a small puma. At times, the Fossa is also called the Madagascar lion; the ancestors of this animal were much larger and reached the size of a lion. The fossa has a strong build, a massive and slightly elongated body, its length can reach up to 80 cm (on average the fossa body reaches 65-70 cm). The fossa's paws are high, but rather thick, and the hind paws are longer than the front paws. The tail of this animal is very long, often reaching the length of the body and reaching up to 65 cm. 
Japanese giant salamander
The largest amphibian found in the world, this salamander can reach 160 cm in length and weigh up to 180 kg. In addition, such a salamander can live up to 150 years, although the officially recorded longest age of a huge salamander is 59 years.
Madagascar crayfish (or Aye-Aye)
The Madagascar monkey (lat. Daubentonia madagascariensis) or aye-aye, is a mammal of the suborder of prosimians; the only representative of the family of arms. One of the rarest animals on the planet - there are only five dozen individuals, which is why it was discovered relatively recently. The largest animal of the nocturnal primates. 
The body length of the arm is 30-37 cm without a tail, 44-53 cm with a tail. Weight - about 2.5 kg. The head is large, the muzzle is short; The ears are large and leathery. The tail is large and fluffy. The coat color ranges from dark brown to black. They live in the East and North of the island of Madagascar. They are nocturnal. They feed on the fruits of mango trees and coconut palms, the core of bamboo and sugar cane, tree beetles and larvae. They sleep in hollows or nests.
This animal is one of the most unique mammals on the planet; it has no similar features to any other animal. The little arm has a thick, wide head with large ears, which makes the head appear even wider. Small, protruding, motionless, and glowing eyes with smaller pupils than those of a nocturnal monkey. Its muzzle bears a close resemblance to the beak of a parrot, an elongated body and a long tail, which, like the whole body, is sparsely covered with long, stiff, bristle-like hair. And finally, unusual hands, and these are hands, their middle finger has the appearance of a withered one - all these features connected together give the aye-aye such a unique appearance that you involuntarily rack your brains in a vain zeal to find a related creature similar to this animal.” - this is what A.E. Bram wrote in his book “Animal Life”.
Listed in the “Red Book”, ay-ay is the most remarkable animal, over which a serious danger of extinction hangs. Daubentonia madagascariensis is the only representative of not only the genus, but also the family that has survived to this day.
Guidak
The photo shows the longest-living and at the same time the largest (up to 1 meter in length) burrowing mollusk in the world (the age of the oldest individual found is 160 years). The concept of Guidak was taken from the Indians and is translated as “deep-digging” - these gastropods can actually bury themselves quite deep in the sand. A “leg” protrudes from under the thin, fragile shell of the hyodac, which is three times larger than the shell (there have been cases where specimens with a leg length of more than 1 meter were found). The mollusk meat is very tough and tastes like abalone (this is also a mollusk, terribly tasteless, but with a very beautiful shell), so Americans usually cut it into pieces, beat it and fry it in butter with onion.
Liger
The liger (English liger from the English lion - “lion” and English tiger - “tiger”) is a hybrid between a male lion and a female tigress, looking like a giant lion with blurry stripes. The appearance and size are similar to the cave lion and its relative the American lion, which became extinct in the Pleistocene. Ligers are the largest big cats in the world today. The largest liger is Hercules from the interactive theme park Jungle Island.
Male ligers, with rare exceptions, have almost no mane, but unlike lions, ligers know how and love to swim. Another feature of ligers is that female ligers can give birth to offspring, which is unusual for feline hybrids. The extraordinary gigantism of ligers is due to the fact that ligers receive genes from their lion father that promote the growth of their offspring, while the tiger mother does not have genes that inhibit the growth of their offspring. While the tiger father does not have genes that promote growth, the lioness mother has genes that inhibit growth, which are passed on to her offspring. This explains the fact that the liger is larger than the lion, and the tiger lion is smaller than the tiger.
Imperial tamarin
The name of the species (“imperial”) is associated with the presence of fluffy white “whiskers” on these monkeys and is given in honor of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Body length - about 25 cm, tail - about 35 cm. Weight of adult individuals - 250-500 grams. Tamarins feed on fruits and lead a diurnal lifestyle. They live in small groups of 8-15 individuals.
Emperor tamarins are native to the Amazon rainforest and are found in northwestern Brazil, eastern Peru and northern Bolivia. In the east, the range is limited by the Gurupi River, in the upper reaches of the Amazon - by the Putumayo rivers in the north and Madeira in the south. Although the species lives in hard-to-reach places, its conservation status is assessed as vulnerable.
Cuban slittooth
Cuban slittooth, a strange creature similar to big hedgehog with a funny long-nosed muzzle, when it bites, it kills insects and small animals with poisonous saliva. The slit tooth is not dangerous for humans, quite the contrary. Until 2003, the animal was considered extinct until several specimens were caught in the forest. The slittooth has no immunity to its poison, so fights between males are usually fatal for all participants.
Kakapo parrot
The New Zealand kakapo parrot, also known as the owl parrot, is probably the most unusual parrot in the world. He never flies, weighs 4 kilograms, croaks in a nasty voice and is nocturnal. It is considered an extinct species in nature due to ecological imbalance caused by rats and cats. Experts hope to restore the kakapo population, but it is very reluctant to breed in zoos.
Cyclocosmia
This species of spider stands out from the representatives of its genus only by the very original shape of its abdomen. Cyclocosmia digs burrows 7-15 cm deep in the ground. Its abdomen, at the end, is as if chopped off and ends with a chitinized flat disc-shaped surface; it serves to close the entrance to the burrow when the spider is in danger. This method of defense is called Pragmosis (eng. Phragmosis) - a method of defense in which an animal, if threatened, hides in a hole and uses part of its body as a barrier, blocking the path of a predator.
Tapir
Tapirs (lat. Tapirus) are large herbivores from the order of equids, somewhat reminiscent of a pig in shape, but with a short trunk adapted for grasping.
The sizes of tapirs differ from species to species, but as a rule, the length of a tapir is about two meters, the height at the withers is about a meter, and the weight is from 150 to 300 kg. Life expectancy in the wild is about 30 years, the cub is always born alone, pregnancy lasts about 13 months. Newborn tapirs have protective coloring consisting of spots and stripes, and although this coloring appears to be the same, there are some differences between species. The front paws of tapirs are four-toed, and the hind paws are three-toed; the toes have small hooves that help them move on muddy and soft ground.
Mixin
The common hagfish (lat. Myxini) lives at depths of 100-500 meters, its primary habitat is near the coast of North America, Europe, Iceland, and East Greenland. Sometimes it can be found in the Adriatic Sea. IN winter time The hagfish sometimes descends to great depths - up to 1 km.
The size of this animal is small - 35-40 centimeters, although sometimes giant specimens are found - 79-80 centimeters. Naturalist Carl Linnaeus, who discovered this miracle in 1761, initially even included it in the class of worms because of its specific appearance. Although in fact hagfish belong to the class of cyclostomes, which are the historical predecessors of fish. The color of hagfish can vary, but the predominant colors are pinkish and gray-red.
A distinctive feature of hagfish is the presence of a number of holes that secrete mucus, which are located along the lower edge of the animal’s body. It should be noted that mucus is a very important secretion of hagfish, which is used by the animal to penetrate into the cavity of the fish chosen as a victim. Mucus also plays an important role in animal respiration. The hagfish is a real mucus-creating plant, in particular, if you put it in a bucket full of water, then after a while all the water will be converted into mucus.
The fins of hagfishes are actually not developed; they are difficult to distinguish on the long body of the animal. Organ of vision - the eyes see poorly; they are masked by light areas of skin in this area. The round mouth has as many as 2 rows of teeth, and there is also one unpaired tooth in the palate area. Hagfish “breathe through their nose”, and water enters the hole at the end of the snout - the nostril. The respiratory organs of hagfish, like all fish, are gills. The area where they are located are special cavities-channels running along the animal’s body. The hagfish hunts only those fish that are sick, weakened (for example, after spawning) or caught in gear or nets installed by humans. The attack process itself occurs as follows: the hagfish eats through the wall of the fish’s body with its sharp teeth, after which it enters the body, first consuming internal organs, and then muscle mass. If the unfortunate victim is still able to resist, then the hagfish passes into the gills and fills them with mucus, abundantly secreted by its glands. As a result, the fish dies from suffocation, leaving the hunter the opportunity to eat its body
Proboscis
The proboscis monkey, or Kahau (lat. Nasalis larvatus) is a monkey widespread in only one small area globe- valleys and coast of Borneo. The proboscis monkey belongs to the family of thin-bodied monkeys and got its name thanks to its huge nose, which is hallmark males.
It has not yet been possible to establish the exact purpose of such a large nose, but, obviously, its size plays a role in choosing a mating partner. The fur of these monkeys is yellowish-brown on the back and white on the belly, the limbs and tail are gray, and the face is not covered with hair at all and has a rather bright reddish tint, and in the cubs a bluish tint.
The size of an adult proboscis monkey can reach 75 cm, excluding the tail, and twice that size from the nose to the tip of the tail. The average weight of a male is 18-20 kg, females weigh almost half as much. Almost never moving away from the water, proboscis whales were known as excellent swimmers who could travel more than 20 meters underwater. In the open shallow waters of tropical forests, proboscis monkeys move, like most primates, on four limbs, but in the wild thickets of mangroves (the so-called tropical forests of Borneo) they walk on two legs, almost vertically.
Axolotl
Representing the larval form of Ambystoma, the axolotl is considered one of the most interesting objects for study. Firstly, axolotls do not need to reach adult form and undergo metamorphosis to reproduce. Surprised? The secret lies in neoteny - a phenomenon in which sexual maturity occurs in the axolotl even in “childhood” age. Note that the tissues of this larva react rather poorly to the hormone secreted by the thyroid gland.
Experiments have proven that lowering the water level during home breeding of these larvae promotes their transformation into adults. The same thing happens in cooler, drier climates. If an axolotl lives in your aquarium, and you want to turn it into an ambistoma, then be sure to add the hormone thyroidin to the larva’s food. A similar result can be achieved with an injection. As a rule, the transformation of an axolotl will take several weeks, after which the larva will change its body shape and color. In addition, the axolotl will permanently lose its external gills.
Literally translated from the Aztec language, axolotl is a “water toy,” which is quite consistent with its appearance. Once you see an axolotl, you are unlikely to forget its unusual, bizarre appearance. At first glance, the axolotl resembles a newt, but has a rather large and wide head. The smiling “face” of the axolotl deserves special attention - tiny beady eyes and an excessively wide mouth.
As for the amphibian’s body length, it is about thirty centimeters, and axolotls are characterized by the regeneration of lost body parts. The axolotl's natural habitat is concentrated in Xochimailco and Cholco, mountain lakes in Mexico.
If you look closely at the amphibian's head, you will notice six long gills, symmetrically located on the sides of the head. The axolotl's gills externally resemble thin shaggy twigs, which the larva cleans from time to time of organic debris.
Thanks to their wide, long tail, axolotls are excellent swimmers, although they prefer to spend most of their lives at the bottom. Why bother with unnecessary movements if the food floats into your mouth by itself?
At first, biologists were quite surprised by the respiratory system of axolotls, which included both lungs and gills. For example, if water environment The axolotl's habitat is not sufficiently saturated with oxygen, the larva quickly adapts to such a change and begins to breathe with its lungs.
Naturally, the transition to pulmonary breathing negatively affects the gills, which gradually atrophy. And, of course, it is worth paying attention to the original coloring of the axolotl. Small black spots evenly cover the green body, although the axolotl's abdomen remains almost white.
Zoologists have made different assumptions as to what exactly attracts the candira to the human genitals. The most plausible assumption seems to be that the candiru are extremely sensitive to the smell of urine: it happened that the candiru attacked a person a few moments after he urinated in the water. It is believed that candiru are able to find the source of smell in water.
But the candiru does not always penetrate the victim. It happens that, having overtaken prey, the candiru bites through the skin of a person or the gill tissue of a fish with long teeth that grow in their upper jaw and begins to suck blood from the victim, causing the body of the candiru itself to swell and swell. Candiru hunt not only fish and mammals, but also reptiles.
Tarsier
Tarsier (Tarsier, lat. Tarsius) is a small mammal from the order of primates, the very specific appearance of which has created a somewhat ominous halo around this small animal weighing up to one hundred and sixty grams.
Particularly impressionable tourists say that the first time they see huge shining eyes looking at them without blinking, and the next moment the animal turns its head almost 360 degrees and you look straight at the back of its head, you feel, to put it mildly, uneasy. By the way, local aborigines still believe that the tarsier’s head exists separately from the body. Well, this is all speculation, of course, but the facts are obvious!
There are about 8 species of tarsier. The most common are the Bankan and Philippine tarsier, as well as a separate species - the ghost tarsier. These mammals live in Southeast Asia, the islands of Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and the Philippines, as well as in adjacent territories.
Externally, tarsiers are small animals, the size of which does not exceed sixteen centimeters, with large ears, long thin fingers and a long tail of about thirty cm, and at the same time with very little weight.
The animal's fur is brown or grayish, and its eyes are much larger compared to human proportions - about the size of an average apple.
In nature, tarsiers live in pairs or small groups of eight to ten individuals. They are nocturnal and feed exclusively on animal origin - insects and small vertebrates.
Their pregnancy lasts about six months and a small animal is born, which, within a couple of hours after birth, grasping the mother’s fur, will make its first journey. The average lifespan of a tarsier is about ten to thirteen years.
Narwhal
Narwhals (lat. Monodon monoceros) are a protected rare view, belonging to the unicorn family and listed due to its small number in the Red Book of Russia. The habitat of this marine animal is the Arctic Ocean, as well as North Atlantic. The size of an adult male often reaches 4.5 meters, weighing about one and a half tons. Females weigh slightly less. The head of an adult narwhal is round, with a large, tuberous forehead, and there is no dorsal fin. Narwhals are somewhat reminiscent of beluga whales, although compared to the latter, the animals have a somewhat spotted skin and 2 upper teeth, one of which, growing, turns into a three-meter tusk weighing up to 10 kg.
The narwhal tusk, twisted to the left in the form of a spiral, is quite rigid, but at the same time it has a certain limit of flexibility and can bend up to thirty centimeters. Previously, it was often passed off as a unicorn horn, which had healing powers. It was believed that if you throw a piece of narwhal horn into a glass of poisoned wine, it will change its color.
At this time, there is a hypothesis that is very popular in scientific circles, proving that the narwhal’s horn, covered with sensitive endings, is needed by the animal to measure water temperature, pressure and other parameters of the aquatic environment that are no less important for life.
Narwhals most often live in small groups of up to ten animals. The diet of narwhals, which, by the way, can hunt at depths of more than a kilometer, consists of cephalopods and bottom fish. The enemies of narwhals in nature can be called other inhabitants of these territories - polar bears and killer whales.
However, the greatest damage to the narwhal population was caused by people who hunted them for their tasty meat and horn, which is successfully used to make various crafts. At this time, animals are under state protection.
Octopus Jumbo
Dumbo is a very small and unusual deep-sea octopus, a representative of the cephalopods. Lives only in the Tasman Sea.
Jumbo apparently received his name in honor of the famous cartoon character, the baby elephant Dumbo, who was ridiculed for his large ears (in the middle of the body, the octopus has a pair of rather long, paddle-shaped fins resembling ears). Its individual tentacles are literally connected to the ends by a thin elastic membrane called the umbrella. It, together with the fins, serves as the main mover of this animal, that is, the octopus moves like jellyfish, pushing water out from under the umbrella bell.
The largest Jumbo was discovered in the Tasman Sea - half the size of a human palm.
Medusa Cyanea
Jellyfish Cyanea - considered the largest jellyfish in the world, found in the Northwest Atlantic. The diameter of the bell of the cyanea jellyfish reaches 2 meters, and the length of the thread-like tentacles is 20-30 meters. One of these jellyfish, washed ashore in Massachusetts Bay, had a bell diameter of 2.28 m, and its tentacles extended 36.5 m.
Each such jellyfish eats about 15 thousand fish during its life.
Piglet squid
This is a deep-sea marine inhabitant, which received the nickname “pig squid” because of its round body. Scientific name piglet squid - Helicocranchia pfefferi. Not much is known about him. It is found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans at a depth of about 100 meters. Swims slowly. And under the eyes (like many deep-sea animals) it has luminous organs - photophores.
“Little Pig”, unlike other squids, swims upside down, so its tentacles look like a tuft.
Snake Carla
There are currently 3,100 known species of snakes on our planet. But the snake Carla from the island of Barbados is the smallest of them. The maximum length it reaches in adulthood is 10 centimeters.
Leptotyphlops carlae was first officially described and identified as a new species in 2008. Blair Hedge, a biologist at Penn State, named the snake after his wife, herpentologist Carla Ann Hass, who was also part of the team that made the discovery.
It is believed that the Barbados thread, as this snake is also called, is close to the theoretically possible minimum size for snakes that evolution allows. If suddenly the snake happens to be even smaller, it simply will not be able to find food for itself and will die.
The snake Carla feeds on termites and ant larvae.
Due to its miniature size, the thread snake bears only one egg, but it is a large one. The size of the born snake at the moment of birth is half the mother’s body. However, this is normal for snakes. The smaller the snake, the proportionally larger its offspring - and vice versa.
Leptotyphlops carlae has so far been found only on the island of Barbados in the Caribbean Sea, and even then only in the east-central part of it. Most of Barbados' forests have been cleared. And since the thread snake lives only in the forest, it is assumed that the territory suitable for habitation of the strange creature is limited to just a few square kilometers. So the survival of the species is a concern.
Lamprey
Lampreys look like eels or huge worms, although they have nothing to do with either one. They have a naked body covered with mucus, which is why they are mistaken for worms. In fact, these are primitive vertebrates. Zoologists group them into a special class of cyclostomes. You can’t say about cyclostomes that they have a tongue without bones. Their mouth is equipped with a complex system of cartilage that supports the mouth and tongue. There are no jaws, so food is sucked into the mouth like into a funnel. Along the edges of this funnel and on the tongue there are teeth. Lampreys have three eyes. Two on the sides and one on the forehead.
Lampreys are predators and attack mainly fish. The lamprey attaches itself to the victim, gnaws through the scales, drinks the blood and snacks on the meat (from the area it bit into). In our country, lamprey fishing is carried out in the Neva and other rivers flowing into the Baltic Sea, as well as in the Volga. In Russia, lamprey is considered an exquisite delicacy. But in many countries, such as the USA, lampreys are not eaten.
Killer Clam
This curiosity lives on coral reefs at a depth of almost 25 meters. The mollusk weighs up to 210 kilograms with a body length of up to 1.7 meters. Life expectancy is up to 150 years. Due to its impressive size, it gave rise to many rumors and dark legends.
It is called Giant clam (from the English giant clam), Tridacninae, Tridacna. The giant clam is a delicacy in Japan, France, Southeast Asia and many Pacific Islands. Lives due to symbiosis with the algae that live on it. It also knows how to filter water passing through it and extract plankton from there.
It doesn’t actually eat people, but if a careless diver tries to touch the mollusk’s mantle with his hand, the shell flaps will reflexively close. And since the compression force of the tridacna muscles is enormous, a person risks dying from lack of oxygen. This is where the name “killer clam” comes from.
The unknown has always captivated our minds. Some people believe that most of the creatures discussed below are just fiction, while others are actually sure of their existence. One way or another, these creatures are capable of inspiring fear. Many cultures mention them in their legends, many stories have been written about them and films have been filmed. Now it’s our turn to think about whether these creatures are really real or just a figment of someone’s wild imagination. Our list did not include the Yeti and the Loch Ness Monster for the simple reason that there are not at least some plausible photos of them. All of the creatures listed below have either been discovered or photographed by humans.
10. Jersey Devil
Stories about the New Jersey Devil have been passed down by word of mouth since the 19th century, so this creature can be classified more as a myth. Evidence of its appearance peaked in the 2000s, when police received a huge number of complaints about a creature with hooves, a horse's head and wings like bat. In addition, strange tracks and sounds that appeared in the area were attributed to this creature.
9. Black Panthers
Yes, yes, the panther we all know is not a mysterious creature at all. They exist just like jaguars, leopards and pumas. But there is one catch, they are not all found in Illinois. According to numerous testimonies, a huge black cat, presumably a panther, is walking in the vastness of Illinois. To date, she has not yet been caught, but this does not mean that she does not exist.
8. Monster from Farmer City (Salt Creek)
Again Illinois, again secrets. Rumor has it that in the vicinity of the town of Farmer City in Illinois, there is a strange monster that is hiding in the local forests. State police received so many reports of strange glowing eyes that they were forced to launch an investigation. The latest evidence dates back to 1970, when a truck driver saw it run across the road in front of his headlights.
7. Monster Cohomo
This creature is covered in white fur and has only three fingers. Between 1970 and 2000, the police received so much evidence of the existence of this monster that they were again forced to begin an investigation. Despite numerous witnesses, the police never found anything like him.
6. Pope Lick Monster
This monster is considered a mixture of a human and a goat. He has a lot of eyewitness accounts, and he is also credited with killing missing people. On this moment there is no further evidence of its existence.
5. Creature from the Flatwoods
This creature was discovered in West Virginia in 1952. Its height was 3 meters, its head was strangely shaped, adorned with bulging eyes, its body was green, and its arms ended in very long claws. Some even considered him an alien, but his origins remain a mystery to this day.
4. Lake Michigan Monster
If the Loch Ness Monster scares you, then this is definitely the monster for you. The Lake Michigan monster reaches more than 15 meters in length, has a long neck, gray scales and a small head. According to numerous accounts, it makes a loud roaring sound. The most popular story was that of one fisherman who said that the monster swam only 6 meters from his boat. The man described the monster in incredible detail and made a sketch that completely matched the other descriptions.
3. Lizard Man
Evidence of the existence of a lizard-like creature has appeared since the 1980s. It was described as being 2 meters tall, with green skin and three fingers. Everyone who happened to encounter him claims that the lizard man broke their cars and then fled the scene. In addition, one family even noticed it in their yard. This creature should not be discounted, since there were too many witnesses, and, importantly, a pile of broken cars.
2. The Monster from Canvey Island
The Canvey Island Monster is a corpse that washed up on the coast of England in late 1954. A year later, people discovered another similar corpse on the coast. Both carcasses were about 60 centimeters long, had thick skin, gills and bulging eyes, and were missing forelimbs. The hind legs resembled those of a horse, only they had 5 toes. The creatures weighed 11 kilograms each.
Unfortunately, both carcasses were burned before they fell into the hands of scientists. One photograph was taken, but nothing could be clearly seen in it.
1. Montauk Monster
The body of the Montauk Monster washed up on the shores of New York in July 2008. This incident gave rise to many disputes and attempts to identify the creature. The monster was found by four surfers on a local beach. Initially, most scientists believed that the body belonged to a raccoon, but the hind legs were too disproportionate to the body. Another theory was that the carcass belonged to some mutated specimen from the nearby Plum Island Animal Disease Center. Two more similar carcasses washed up on the shores of New York in 2011-2012. At the moment it is unknown what the further fate of these remains was.
12. Japanese spider crab
The first swallow from the Underworld - Japanese spider crab
The Japanese spider crab took the worst from both the spider and the crab. The length is 4 meters. Lives in the sea up to 300 meters deep. To breed, spider crabs rise to shallow water, where you can get a closer look at them.
But remember: the creature is dangerous to humans. People were injured when faced with the claws of this creature.
11. Cordyceps from the influenza group 
"Zombies" from the fungal group
Cordyceps' favorite pastime is infiltrating creepy creatures like tarantulas. Cordyceps ignota is a genus of ergot fungi. Having settled inside, it “grows out”.
Cordyceps unilateralis (lat. Ophiocordyceps unilateralis) specializes in destroying the life of ants, completely taking over the brain of the victim. The ant dies following the commands of the mushroom.
10. Star-nosed 
“It really does exist” or star-nosed
The mammal lives in swampy areas in North America and spends most of its time in complete darkness. The star-nosed fish finds food thanks to 22 skin growths on its face. The starfish is used to detect potential prey (mainly larvae and worms), each antennae has sensitive receptors. Surprisingly, these receptors are so sensitive that the starfish can “smell” prey even in groundwater.
9. Goliath Tarantula 
The “killer” of arachnophobia is the goliath tarantula
The Goliath tarantula spider has a limb span of up to 30 cm and can weigh up to 180 grams. It feeds on everything from small insects to lizards and birds. If you approach it, the spider begins to hiss. The hissing can be heard at a distance of up to 5 meters.
Anyone who wants to get close to the goliath will be met with sharp needles that it shoots out. They are very dangerous, irritate the skin and are very difficult to get rid of.
Residents of South America in the northeastern part eat these spiders. Before consumption, spiders are singed to get rid of unwanted hairs and then stewed in banana leaves. They say they taste like shrimp.
7. Aye-aye 
Harbinger of death ah-ah
The aye-aye is a species of lemur that primarily lives in treetops and comes down at night to hunt. The aye-aye is an omnivore, but its favorite food is large, juicy insects and larvae that live under the bark of trees.
With the help of a very long middle finger, aye-aye takes out her favorite dish from the cracks of trees. A unique primate lives in tropical forests Madagascar and is endangered. The reason for this is the local population, who believe that meeting with aye-aye is a bad omen. Some even believe that it is the primate who will sneak into this person’s bedroom at night and pierce the heart with its long, sharp finger. Therefore, when meeting an ah-ay, a person kills him.
6. Coconut crab, the size of a small dog 
The disgusting arthropod lives on land. The coconut crab has a claw span of more than 90 cm and weighs about 4 kg. He was so nicknamed for his ability to easily crush coconuts.
Like most creatures with an exoskeleton, the coconut crab sheds its heavy outer armor as it matures. This makes it very vulnerable and in order to speed up the process of the emergence of new protection, the crab eats its own shell and forms a new one from nutrients. Crabs eat a wide variety of foods: from fruits to their own kind.
Over the past few years, the number coconut crab decreased significantly. The reason for this was people who invaded their habitat and began building roads where the migration routes of crabs lie.
5. Giant isopod 
"Prehistoric bug" giant isopod
A creature the size of a small puppy with many legs. Found all over the world different kinds giant isopods, but overall they are very similar.
Despite their terrifying appearance and size, giant isopods are absolutely harmless creatures. They live at a depth of 200 to 2000 meters, where they similarly collect any “garbage” that they can find.
2. Goblin Shark 
The goblin shark got its name due to its good appetite and bizarre appearance. Everything about this shark causes disgust and trembling: from its pinkish-transparent body to its elongated muzzle with needle-like teeth. Unlike other sharks, the goblin shark's jaws are not just movable, but can move forward.
1. Tapeworm
"Oh God, burn this alive" or tapeworm
The reason why this tiny creature can be disgusting can be summed up in one word: trunk. Capturing the victim, the worm compresses the internal muscles with such force that it practically turns itself inside out, and the trunk increases to thirty times the length of the body in order to absorb its victim.
