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Top 15 Weirdest Animals in the World

1.

Longhorn Cowfish

Facts

  • Class: Fish
  • Order: Tetraodontiformes
  • Family: Boxfish
  • Habitat: Indo-Pacific

Appearance

"The fish with the small kebab skewers"

We humans might say: “I have a frog in my throat” and cough so we can breathe freely again. For predatory fish, it’s just as unpleasant to have a cowfish in your throat as its two horns make it harder for predators to swallow. The cowfish also has a toxin in its skin that it releases into the water when in danger.


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