5,907 Views - Click for Slideshow Forest Giraffe? Unicorn? Nope, the Okapi is the latest viral animal species to reach fame status online. Earlier this summer it was the blood-sucking Chupacabra, then it was Big Foot, and soon after, cats with four ears and a cat with wings. The Okapi is only the latest fascination. Check out this cluster of some of the strange animals, genetically modified creatures and organic wonders that have left Trend Hunter readers fascinated. The gallery also includes fake taxidermal creations and new species created in photoshop. Via: trendhunter

Rare Animals Captured on Film (GALLERY)

First African Okapi Photos

On September 10th, the first photos ever of the elusive African Okapi, a.k.a. “Africa’s Unicorn”, have been published online by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).  Okapi, according to the ZSL site,…
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Wild Animals as Pets (VIDEO)

Taming the Anteater

A bold statement is that this pair are the cutest looking animals I have seen for a long time. TamanduaGirl, from Anteater Entertainment, keeps two South American anteaters at pets IN her house, and she…
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Virally Cute Videos (VIDEO)

Interspecies Love

"Interspecies Love" is one of the cornerstones of the viral pass-along phenomenon. A cousin to the overwhelmingly cute "Baby Animals" email so popular in the 90's, this imagery seems to have a profound…
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Unknown Insect Discovery on eBay

Dr Richard Harrington's Discovery

Who would have thought that an insect, previously unknown to science could be discovered on eBay, an online auction site? A scientist, Dr Richard Harrington purchased an amber (fossilized tree sap) piece…
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Unique Animals (GALLERY)

Four Eared Vampire Cat (for Batman?)

I am not going to use the phrase seven lives in this trend - I don’t do cliches. But I will say that if Batman had a kitty, it would indeed look something like this four eared cat. His owners, Mr & Mrs…
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Discovering New Species Through Photoshop (GALLERY)

Unexpected Animal Hybrids

The magical world of photoshop is enabling people to dream up a hybrid animals. I don't really know where to start describing what I love about them. What makes these images so strong for me is threefold:…
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Live Bigfoot Reveals (VIDEO)

Big Foot Press Conference

At a Bigfoot conference this afternoon, the secret myth of the Big Foot was finally set to be revealed to a mass public audience. CNN covered the event through a webcast, which was also live blogged, and…
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Mythvertising (GALLERY)

Faking Chupacabra and Bigfoot for Publicity

This week the internet was set ablaze with videos and proof of the Chupacabra ‘Vampire Dog’ in Texas and Bigfoot in Georgia. Could Chupacabra and Bigfoot both be captured in the same week? It seems unlikely……
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Evidence of Chupacabra (VIDEO)

Is the Goat Sucking Animal Real?

The Chupacabra, a mysterious creature that has been the center of legendary debates for decades, has once made its home in the centre of the media. Could the devilish, horror creature actually be real?…
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Abominable Snowman Discovered

Yeti Hair to Be DNA Tested

The Abominable Snowman or Yeti could soon be proven real. UK scientist have completed preliminary examinations of hair collected from a part of India where the mande barung as it is called there had been…

Totally Twisted Taxidermy (GALLERY)

Ultra Modern Stuffed Animals by Stephan Bishop

I recently came across the work of Stephan Bishop, who stuffs real animals, while checking what the graduates at the RCA had to offer this year. Stephan's work was my favourite, full of very modern taxidermy…

Featured as a Creature

Spider Named After Neil Young

You know how you've really made it big? They name a spider after you. That's what happened to Neil Young recently. A new breed of trapdoor spider was discovered, and the researchers, who were clearly huge…

Celebrity Animals (GALLERY)

Rare Black Jaguar Cub

Remember Knut, the lovable white polar bear cub at the Berlin Zoo? Now there's another adorable baby animal on the scene. This tiny black jaguar cub is the third of his species to be born in captivity.…

Bizarre New Species Discovered (VIDEO)

Giant Elephant Shrew

This little fur ball has a trunk like an elephant, but is the size of a cat! Until now, no one knew that the Rhynochocyon udzungwensis existed as it's remained a hidden secret of the mountains of Tanzania…

Glow-in-the-Dark Animals (VIDEO)

Fluorescent Green Pigs

If glowing cats and fish weren't enough for you, what about a set of glowing pigs? Yes, we've seen them before, but these green glow-in-the-dark pigs are said to be the best bred by the Taiwanese researchers…

Genetically Modified Glittering Animals

Gold Seahorses

It wasn't enough to have luxurious objects, diamond-encrusted and golden everything. For those who could afford it, the mainstream luxury trend got old, very fast. The Vietnamese market found a way to…

Glowing Cats (VIDEO)

Genetic Clones With Skin that Glows

Scientists have genetically cloned kitties to make them glow in the dark. In short, the researchers have developed a methodology for harnessing florescent protein in the skin. And they glow Red under ultraviolet…

Yeti, Myth or Reality? (VIDEO)

Footprint Discovered in Katmandu

An American film crew traveled to the Himalayas to shoot an episode for Sci Fi’s “Destination Truth,” when they discovered a weird 13-inch footprint. They made a casting of the print and will have…

Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Wipe Out Malaria

Wiping out malaria with genetically-modified mosquitoes? Sounds so science fiction to me. According to press reports, we are coming ever-closer to realizing a global effort to eradicate this disease. In…

New Species of Shark Caught on Video-What Else Is Out There? (VIDEO)

Who would have known that there is a new species of shark that is rarely seen alive? Due to the fact that its natural habitat is about 2,000 feet under the sea, it raises discussion that there is considerably…

Freaks From the Sea

Thousands of New Species Discovered

A French marine expidition around Panglao, a Philippinie island, has revealed thousands of new species. The species, like the freak from the sea shown in this picture, are mostly crustaceans and molluscs.

Glowing Mushrooms

Found in Brazil

National Geographic has found a group of bioluminescent fungi, "The mushrooms are part of the genus Mycena, a group that includes about 500 species worldwide. Of these only 33 are known to be bioluminescent—capable…

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