25 of the sweetest animals that you did not even know existed

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Each of us has an animal that we consider to be nice: it can be a puppy, a kitten, or a guinea pig, but you probably do not know how many other animals there are in the world. From mammals to birds, around us on the ground and across the sky scurry a lot of charming creatures. Since these fuzzies are rare, you certainly will not find them in your backyard. Curious to see some of the most mimic animals?

Here are 25 lovely representatives of the animal world, of which you never knew.

25. The peak

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This tiny and charming little fluffy lump is called a pike or pike. Despite the fact that the animal resembles a rodent, in fact, its relatives are rabbits and rabbits, representatives of the order Zaitseobraznye. There are 29 kinds of food, and they are all nice in their own way.

24. Tanuki

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A native of East Asia, a tanuki or a raccoon dog, can look like a raccoon, but these animals have more in common with wolves. Tanuki is especially popular in Japan, and it's easy to understand why. Their thick, fluffy coat and appearance make them an enviable object for hugging.

23. Potto

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A small, leading nightlife and featuring huge eyes, potto is a nice half-breed living in rainforests all over the world. As a rule, very slow, they, nevertheless, can grab the prey at the right time. And their mimicry appearance, probably, can also make someone grab at the heart with emotion.

22. The antelope-jumper

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Inhabitant in Africa, the jumping antelope, like the dwarf antelope, adores the rocky terrain and is kept apart. The Dutch name of these antelopes sounds like "klipspringer", which means "jumping on the rocks."

21. Lizune

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Lizuna is a kind of caress, but it is so white and charming, unless it can not be stroked? However, the only way to find this little fuzzy is to go to the island of Hokkaido in Japan.

20. Long-eared jerboa

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These tiny rodents live in such harsh places as the Gobi Desert. It grows up to 5-15 cm and weighs 28 g, jerboa are nocturnal and dig holes to hide from enemies.

19. Pangolin

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Walking in the sand of Africa, pangolin - pretty

a small creature, covered in scales. It consists of keratin, which consists of our hair. Unfortunately, this animal is in great demand, because of which there is an active trade in pangolins, so it may be endangered.

18. Irrawaddy dolphin

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The Irrawaddy dolphin plows the seas and oceans of Southeast Asia, while it looks quite happy and calm, despite the fact that only 78-91 animals remained in the wild.

17. Ouston's Civet

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Living in the forests of Africa and Asia and in the lowland river basins, tsivet

Ouston looks like a baby of a tiny cat and raccoon. From it and pret mute.

16. Red Crested Rat

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The red crested wood rat is an unsociable fuzzy, looking like a guinea pig. Few people met her in the wild, but after 113 years of these animals no one heard, managed to make some nice photos.

15. The dwarfish lory

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This furry animal with beetle-like eyes is not an ape, and although you want to embrace it, you better not do it. Dwarfish, he's a fat lory - the only poisonous mammal in the world.

14. The shovel

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These tiny chickens have a feature that makes them even more attractive in a certain sense. Lopaten is so unique that it has formed its own genus called Eurynorhynchus.

13. Dikdik

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With his big ears, big eyes and cute little horns of a dick

you can not not embrace. It is one of the smallest antelope, lives on the peninsula of Somalia and usually avoids people and predators.

12. Olingito

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Olingito lives in the forests of Colombia and Ecuador. This furry creature, which looks like a cross between a cat and a bear, was reopened in 2013, and we wish him all the best.

11. Fenech

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With a small body, but with ears larger in size than his head, a fox

at the same time is an anomaly and the most valuable animal of the desert, and begging to be made of a scarecrow. To hide from the heat, they dig underground holes.

10. Foamy wolf

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The greyish wolf is a majestic creature, it seems that it materialized from an amazing fantastic novel. With a whole mane of hair and incredibly long legs, this animal is not a wolf or a fox, but a representative of a different kind of Chrysocyon.

9. English angora rabbit

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Sweet "fluffy king," the giant Angora rabbit is like a pillow with eyes. Weighing up to 3 kg, this rabbit grows annually a ton of wool and needs constant care.

8. The cub of the earth wolf

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The earth wolf is similar to the hyena, and its two populations live in South and East Africa. While adults are certainly nice in their own way, their cubs with their charming eyes and fluffy wool beat all the records of mimicry.

7. The Japanese fly

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The Japanese flyer is found in Japan, and, looking at their big eyes and sweet appearance, you realize that they were invented specifically to squeeze.

6. Miniature game

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These mini-monkeys live in the tropical forests of South America, and in fact are the most

small monkeys in the world. They weigh only 140 g and reach 16 cm.

5. Bongo antelopes

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The adult antelope Bongo has nothing to look at, but baby Bongo is damn cute. These animals can be found in tropical forests throughout Africa, and they are endangered by too active hunting for them.

4. Golden brush-tailed posum

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Who would have thought that the possum could be nice? The golden brush-tailed posum, of course, wins a prize. Unfortunately, because of their white fur coat, they become easy prey in the wild.

3. Gundi

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Inhabiting North Africa, Gundi is a delightful furry rodent with round ears and large eyes. They are found on a rocky terrain without special vegetation and on hot days like to hide in the shadows of rock clefts.

2. Malay woolly fox

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He is also called the Sunda flying lemur, and this is not true, since he does not fly, and he is not a lemur. But his big eyes and a tiny muzzle are, of course, very nice. His main ability is the ability to plan from tree to tree. The fixed length of such a route was 136 m.

1. Binturong

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Also referred to as the "cat bear", the binturong sleeps during the day, hanging on the top of the tree and basking in the sun. Despite the fact that they are considered carnivorous, animals eat mainly fruits and vegetables.