Living at extreme depths, and among the rarest of octopuses, the Dumbo Octopus gets its name from its ears which loosely resemble those of the Disney character, Dumbo.
Hairy Frogfish walk along the seabed hunting for food. This rare creature can be found in Indonesia.
The Indian Gharial is a critically endangered species and one of the longest of all living crocodilians, sometimes measuring over 20 feet.
The Slender Loris inhabits tropical moist lowland forests found in India or Sri Lanka. The species is threatened by habitat loss.
Leafy Sea Dragons are covered with leaf-like appendages, making them remarkably camouflaged. Found in Australia, they inhabit calm, cold water and have been protected by the government since 1982.
With their unusual feeding habits and slime-producing capabilities, the Hagfish has been dubbed the most "disgusting" of all sea creatures.
The Saiga's unusually over-sized, and flexible, nose warms up the air in winter and filters out the dust in summer.
The Aye-Aye shares a lot in common with the woodpecker - it taps trees to find grubs. When food is located it uses its rodent-like teeth to gnaw a hole, then digs them out with its long middle finger.
The long eared Jerboa is a nocturnal mouse-like rodent found in the deserts of China and Mongolia. It has a long tail, long legs and extremely large ears. Being such a rare creature, it is in danger of extinction.
The White Turtle, whose creamy color is offset by a few hints of pink, features prominently in Chinese culture - a character in Journey to the West is turned into one for his wrongdoings.
Discovered in 2005 in the South Pacific Ocean, this creature was dubbed the "Yeti Lobster" or "yeti crab". It lives at a depth of 2,200 meters on hydrothermal vents along the Pacific-Antarctic
The blob fish is a gelatinous mass with a density slightly less than that of the water it occupies. This helps it maintain buoyancy. Hovering just above the sea-floor, the blob fish gobbles edible matter that floats past it.
Sea Pigs live on, or just underneath, the bottom of the ocean and feed on the mud of the seafloor. Scientists haven't yet worked out how they are such a successful deep-sea creature.
The Hispaniolan Solenodon, a strange looking shrew-like creature with a long snout and specialized teeth capable of delivering venom. Only two solenodon species exist today, one in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and the other in Cuba.
The Star-Nosed Mole's snout has 22 fleshy tentacles that are used to identify food by touch. Often found in North America, it lives in wet lowland areas and eats small invertebrates, aquatic insects, worms and molluscs
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