Awkward Animals

Jordan likes to make fun of my affinity for weird, odd, and dumb-looking animals. In keeping with this tendency, I've decided to make a few posts dedicated to the strangest and most ungainly creatures of the world. I tried to stay away from the ones that everybody already knows about (the platypus, the hyena, the naked mole rat).

1. Fennec Fox

This little guy is adorable, but he also has ears that are definitely large enough to be considered awkward. They help dissipate heat (as with elephants), and are actually sensitive enough that the fox can hear prey moving underground.

2. Aye Aye

You WANT this little thing to be cuter. The potential is there: small, clingy, sort of like a tropical squirrel. But alas, nature gave the Aye Aye an almost hairless body, big creepy bug eyes, and long fingers for tapping trees to find grubs. Ick.