5 Uncommon Animals That May Be From A Fantasy Novel

Animals have been on the coronary heart of our most cherished fantasy tales, from classics like The Jungle E book, full of colourful, speaking animals, and iconic books like Harry Potter, the place legendary creatures are commonplace. Sadly, large speaking snakes and fire-breathing dragons have but to be found on Earth. However who says these legendary creatures are a whole figment of our creativeness?

These 5 intriguing (and really actual) animals have been roaming the Earth for fairly a while, and so they resemble the creatures straight out of your favourite fantasy.

1. Vampire Deer

Varied fanged water and musk deer have been given the nickname “vampire deer” for buying and selling their antlers for fangs that jut out previous their decrease jaws. Now, it’s possible you’ll think about a flesh-tearing deer that makes use of its fangs to chew and kill prey. But, regardless of their uncanny look, vampire deer are literally innocent. The vampire deer’s fangs — just like antlers — are reserved for bucks (males) as a weapon to struggle off predators. These creatures are herbivores and feast on grass and vegetation. They can be used as objects of sexual attraction to win over potential mates.

Vampire deer are among the smallest species of deer, not often rising greater than 3 feet (1 meter). Whereas the creatures originated in South and East Asia, they had been imported to Great Britain within the 1870s and displayed as unique zoo sights throughout totally different elements of the world. In keeping with a latest survey by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the vampire deer is listed as an endangered species on the Worldwide Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Pink Listing as a result of habitat loss and looking. 

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2. Narwhal

Let’s face it, “narwhal” looks as if a fairly made-up identify. Nevertheless, these unknown creatures are certainly actual and located in Arctic coastal waters and rivers. Narwhals are whales belonging to the Monodontidae family together with Belugas. This enthralling creature is nicknamed “unicorn of the ocean” due to its huge 10-foot (3-meter) tooth/ tusk on its head. Male narwhals usually sport the tusk, whereas solely 15 percent of females have one. Whereas the tusks do not maintain magical powers, they’re truly fairly extraordinary and have over 10 million nerve endings. Their tusk permits the whale to have unimaginable sensory capabilities like sensing adjustments in water temperature and salt ranges and feeling the presence of squid, shrimp and different prey. New research means that male narwhals also can use the tusk to draw mates, very similar to a peacock’s feathers. 

The whale’s grey hue has a lot to do with its distinctive identify. The Norse prefix “Nar” means “corpse,” thereby mimicking the narwhal’s pale shade, whereas “hval” means “whale.” Whereas rising temperatures and human conduct proceed to threaten the existence of those stunning creatures, we should still have the ability to preserve the magical narwhal because it has not but made the endangered species checklist. 

3. Komodo Dragon

The Komodo dragon will be the closest factor we’ve to a real-life dragon, minus the wings and fire-breathing capabilities. These large lizards bear a lot resemblance to the legendary creature with their lengthy tails, yellow forked tongues and the ability to take down any prey (together with people) with their sharp tooth and venomous chew. In actual fact, Komodo dragons are recognized to be the largest lizards in the world, with the typical Komodo weighing round 154 kilos (70 kilograms) and rising to a size of round 10 toes (3 meters). The lizard’s urge for food is equally as outstanding, with its abdomen enabling it to eat over 80 percent of its own body weight in a single meal. Komodo dragons even have impeccable throat muscular tissues that enable them to devour large chunks of meat, and so they’ll eat something from stay prey to carrion. 

Western scientists recorded the dragon’s first appearance in 1910 when Lieutenant van Steyn van Hensbroek got down to discover rumors of a land crocodile on the islands of Indonesia. This resulted in van Hensbroek catching and killing a six-foot-long Komodo, which later grew to become popularized as a “dragon” as a result of its look. Nevertheless, fossil records present that the lizard could have originated in Australia over 4 million years in the past earlier than crossing the ocean to make its dwelling within the Komodo Islands of Indonesia. The dragon recently entered the IUCN’s list of endangered species as a result of rising sea ranges threatening the low-lying savannahs during which the animal lives. 

4. Spiny Bush Viper

If snakes scare you, then this one has to prime the checklist. The spiny bush viper is an extremely venomous snake that may be discovered nestled within the flowers of timber within the forests of Central Africa. The opposite-worldly snake is available in all types of various colours, together with inexperienced, blue, brown and yellow. Its scientific identify, Atheris hispida, means bushy and tailed, precisely capturing the animal’s dorsal spiny scales that unfold throughout its fairly skinny and slender physique. Nevertheless, do not let its small measurement idiot you! The venom from this creature can lead to serious hemorrhaging of inner organs. Their tails additionally make the spiny bush viper unimaginable climbers, permitting them to slither up and down branches to hunt their prey. 

Fortunately, the spiny bush viper is nocturnal and stays hidden deep within the secluded rainforests of Africa, thereby limiting human interplay. For now, the snake is joyful to feed on accessible mammals reminiscent of frogs, lizards and generally birds. 

5. Dracula Parrot

With jet black feathers and a scarlet crimson stomach, the Dracula parrot, often known as the Pesquet’s parrot, provides a complete new that means to gothic creatures. The parrot — discovered within the hills and rainforests of New Guinea — is fairly massive, measuring about one and a half toes (1 meter) from tail to beak. The one-of-a-kind parrot has a curved beak and a bald head that resembles vultures and prefers to hop from one limb to the opposite as an alternative of flying. Whereas the unlucky identify and garish seems to be of the animal could frighten you, relaxation assured that the parrot feeds on largely figs and never blood.

Sadly, the mystifying chook has been categorized as weak in accordance with the IUCN’s Red List as a result of habitat loss in addition to looking. The parrot’s distinctive feathers are extremely prized by collectors and due to this fact make the uncommon chook a treasured goal. At the moment, about 20,000 to 50,000 Dracula parrots roam the wild, although their inhabitants continues to lower.