the ugliest animals ever – die haesslichsten tiere aller zeiten

everybody knows that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but i think many beholders will agree to call these critters what scientists refer to as …”pretty ugly”. ;)
here’s a list of the ugliest and/or creepiest little creatures i’ve come across.

in german:
schönheit liegt bekanntermaßen im auge des betrachters, aber ich denke, dass so mancher betrachter diese tierchen für das hält, was wissenschafter als “ziemlich hässlich” bezeichnen würden. ;)
es folgt eine liste der hässlichsten/eigenartigsten kreaturen, die mir bisher untergekommen sind.

sea lamprey (petromyzon marinus)
petromyzon marinus
en: sea lamprey | de: meerneunauge
more photos: lateral view, google

condylura cristata
condylura cristata
en: star-nosed mole | de: sternmull
more photos: google
uroplatus fimbriatus
uroplatus fimbriatus
en: giant leaf-tailed gecko | de: ein flachschwanz-gecko
more photos: google
heterocephalus glaber
heterocephalus glaber
en: naked mole rat | de: nacktmull
more photos: google
daubentonia madagascariensis
daubentonia madagascariensis
en: aye-aye | de: fingertier
more photos: google
ogcocephalus parvus
ogcocephalus parvus
en: roughback batfish | de: seefledermaus
more photos: google
trionyx triunguis
trionyx triunguis
(chosen because it looks like it was soaked in fabric softener)
en: nile soft-shelled turtle | de: afrikanische weichschildkröte
more photos: google
phronima sedentaria
phronima sedentaria
en: pram bug amphipod | de: ein tiefsee-flohkrebs
more photos: google

update: how could i miss this one?

 chinese crested dog
14-year-old chinese crested dog
(it was alive when this photo was taken!)
more information

2nd update: another one for the list.

zaglossus bartoni
zaglossus bartoni
en: long-beaked echidna | de: langschnabeligel
more photos: google

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