Possibly the ugliest thing we've ever seen

It's an angler fish.

One of the ugliest animals ever, Anglerfish look really pissed off all the time (maybe it’s because they live in the dark at the lonely bottom of the sea). Their heads are enormous, with teeth that are sharp and translucent.

The female sports a piece of dorsal spine that sprouts out of their head above her mouth like a fishing pole. The tip is luminous and attracts bait.

The male is way smaller by comparison and has no need for the “fishing rod.” With his sharp teeth he latches onto the female and fuses with her. He connects to her skin and bloodstream and loses his eyes and all his internal organs except his testes. Ew, that’s a lot to lose for love.

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Would you wear this hat?

I guess it was the style once.

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Women as insects : Insectes

Photographer and graphic designer Laurent Seroussi has combined the beauty of the human female form with the bodies of insects.

Visit the Artist's website to see more.

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The most bizarre thing you'll ever see!

Dressed in wedding gowns and bikinis - their eyes fixed, jaws stiffened and bodies frozen in time - you might be forgiven for thinking you had stumbled on to a taxidermist fancy dress convention.

However, these furry corpses formed part of a display at a school in New Zealand which held a bizarre best-dressed dead possum competition as part of a fundraising day.

Children let their imaginations run wild when they dressed the dead animals in all their finery for the contest at Uruti School on New Zealand's North Island.

 

It has sparked horror with animal welfare groups but teachers defended the contest as 'lots of fun' which helped raise more than £4,000 for the school.

Principal Pauline Sutton told the Taranaki Daily News: 'There was an amazing crowd and it was lots of fun. Animals aren't the only species who are dressed up after they die. We do it to humans too.'

While brush-tailed possums are protected in their native Australia, the species is a pest in New Zealand. Hunting and killing them has become something of a national sport.

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Tattoo love

Do some people love their pets TOO MUCH?

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Pretty in pink

Ducks in the Pied Piper Duck Show at one of Australia's most famous annual country festivals.
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Is your cat bored?

Free Games for Cats From Friskies®

Friskies® is excited to feed your cats’ senses with these new games made just for cats. The colors, movement, and game-play have been researched and tested for maximum feline fun.

Games for cats! There are 5 games - download to iPad, iPhone, or Google Chrome browser if your cat would prefer to play on the computer.

The biggest bunny in the world

This is the work of a Viennese art group called Gelatin. The bunny is 200 feet long — a toy rabbit “knitted by dozens of grannies out of pink wool”. The toy is expected to stay there, on the side of this 5,000 foot high mountain (Colletto Fava in northern Italy’s Piedmont region) for 20 years, until 2025.

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Smile!

Would you?

Poor pup, look how embarrassed she looks ... Why would anyone do this? Aha! It's for publicity. Jody Woodhouse, the dog's owner, owns a local grooming parlor in Tauranga, New Zealand, called Kiwi Petz and says the stunt aimed to bring laughter and amusement to the community. Source

PETA offers unusual prize to contest winner

The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has long advocated for dogs and cats to be spayed or neutered. Now, it's extending the campaign to humans. The Norfolk, Va.-based group is offering a free vasectomy to the winner of its "Why should PETA neuter you?" campaign. Applicants enter the contest by getting their cat or dog spayed or neutered and submitting an essay to PETA. The group says human overpopulation contributes to animal suffering by draining water and land resources and causing pollution. The contest runs through April 27. Source

Fashion for horse lovers

These knee-length and ankle-length shoes were commissioned to celebrate 100 years of the famous National Hunt festival in Cheltenham, UK. A carbon-fiber hoof and up to 5,000 individual horse hairs make up the $2,081 shoes. Source

Cat Lipstick

at Urban Outfitters for $25.00

"Each delectably creamy lipstick contains PAUL & JOE's "SECRET D'OR," a blend of several varieties of champagne gold frost, each possessing a different overtone and a sparkle that varies subtly depending on the angle from which you view it. Together, these proprietary ingredients provide a gorgeous color with a sheer, highly translucent sparkle! And, as it deserves a second mention, there's a kitten carved into the tip of each lipstick!"

I don't get it ... My three cats wouldn't wear this, but they're all boys. Would a girl cat wear this?

Edible Giant Toasted Leafcutter Ants

Yummy! A delicacy in many parts of Northern South America, these ants - the largest type of leafcutter ant in the world - are thought to be aphrodisiacs, and are therefore quite a common wedding gift. They also make a nice snack, which is why ThinkGeek is selling Giant Toasted Leafcutter Ants. (via The Presurfer)

The Ultimate Pampered Pooches

31-year-old Louise Harris has to be one of the craziest dog owners in the world, having spent over $160,000 in the last six years, buying jewelry and accessories for her three pets. Harris' 3 dogs, Lola, Lulu, and Larry only wear collars and tiaras studded with rubies, emeralds and Swarovski crystals, as well as the latest designer accessories, and receive weekly massages and deep coat conditioning treatments. The dogs sleep in a $3,200 four-poster bed and are featured in a commissioned oil painting that cost $8,000. Oh, and last Christmas they received $6,500 worth of presents. Change your name to an "L" word & maybe she'll adopt you? (via Oddity Central and Daily Mail)

This is not right

This is a KatKabin, an outdoor cat house.

"A unique and innovative cat shelter that provides your cat with all the warmth, comfort & safety it is used to indoors. Standing above the ground, it provides a warm, cozy and shaded insulated den for napping, stretching and relaxing. Your cat is protected from the weather in a sturdy and purpose-made home. The opening also has a conventional clip-on cat flap that can be attached or removed depending on the season or your cat’s preference."

Why, why, why - would any responsible cat owner allow their pet to live OUTSIDE? Look, here's one, begging to come in! At Amazon.com for $99.00.

Insane Pet Products for Crazy Owners (Who have too much money)

People like to spend money on their pets. That's obvious, isn't it? There are whole stores dedicated to nothing but treats and toys and supplies for our favorite companions. Joanne, at Ranker.com, has compiled an insane list of 20 insane pet products - things most of us would not be insane enough to buy. Or would we? My favorite from this article is the "Rear Gear. Butt Covers for your Cat and Dog," (I found it at etsy) which comes in many designs including a disco ball, air freshener, heart, flower, biohazard, smiley face, number one ribbon, cupcake, sheriff's badge, dice, and you can even make yours custom.

Two-headed calf wows villagers in Georgia

The brown-haired baby cow, born Jan. 2, has to be bottle-fed by its owner, Irakli Dzhgarkava, because its mother refuses to feed it. Source

Mass Animal Deaths: The Creepiest Casualties Ever

In light of the recent occurrence of large numbers of dead birds appearing mysteriously, The Huffington Post recaps a few of the creepiest mass animal deaths that have occurred throughout history. One I had never heard of before is Scotland’s Overtoun Bridge, where many dogs have committed, or have attempted, suicide. "The Daily Mail wrote an article featuring reports of horrified pet owners who walked their dog over the bridge, when suddenly the dog would, without warning, leap over the bridge, falling 50 ft to the rocky bottom below. Perhaps even more disturbing, there are reports of “second timers” – of the few dogs who have survived the fall, some jumped over the same bridge again. " Source