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Top 24 Ugliest Animals in the World

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Aardvark

Facts

  • Family: Aardvark
  • Habitat: Sub-Saharan Africa

Appearance

Cute or creepy - they’re definitely unique!

A pig’s snout, a kangaroo’s tail, a donkey’s and the hunchback of an anteater. What kind of animal is this? The aardvark is part of the orycteropodidae family and isn’t related to any other living mammal. They’re absolutely unique!


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They look so ugly, they’re almost cute, right? Their long noses and clawed feet help aardvarks hunt ants and termites.

Aardvark Aardvark - Photo: Christian Collista/Shutterstock