Some of the Ugliest Creatures on Earth

 I think of Jimmy Durante when I see this nose.  This poor animal has been the butt of jokes because of his protruding appendage.  The nose acts as an amplifier of noise as well and when the monkey becomes upset or agitated, the nose gets bigger; filling with blood and becoming red in color.

The male sports a larger nose than the female; in hopes to attract his true love!  Surprisingly, this primate is on the Endangered List.

 The Hagfish is a creature that possesses a skull but no vertebrae.  It can produce lots of unusual mucus or slime from its body when threatened.

Not much is known about this lovely creature but if captured, it will continue to slime and tie itself in a knot, pulling itself out of it's skin and creating a new form of body to escape.

Hagfish also can enter its victims and feed from the inside out.  Yuck!

 This creature doesn't even look real; more like a creation of silly putty and slime.  This handsome fella is rarely seen as it loves to live in the darker, deeper waters of the ocean.

It doesn't like to expend much energy swimming, so its gelatinous type body allows it to float and it will eat items that swim by.  Not much of an athlete!

 When we think of kittens and cats, our thoughts shoot to soft and furry, purring balls of love.  Take a look at these follicularly  challenged felines!  The second photo shows a cat owned by a veterinarian who worries about his cat escaping the office because he has scared the neighbors before.  The first cat, I couldn't find much info but a picture speaks a thousand words.

Here kitty, kitty!

 These poor dogs!  Born with bad teeth and unable to keep their tongues in their mouth most of the time, the Chinese Crested wins the Ugliest Dog contest each year.

This specific fella is named Sam and won three consecutive years in a row!

Only a face that a mother could love!

 Poor little guy!  How would you like to be hairless, wrinkly, pink and possess big, buck teeth?!

The naked mole rat fits the bill, coming in as one of the world's ugliest animals.

 Related to fish flies, the Dobsonfly is a bug that has scary looking mandibles!  While they will not attack, they can bite and pinch which inflicts quite a bit of pain.  They also use their mandibles to grab their honeys when it is mating time.

 I came across this picture while skimming the net.  I have no idea what it is but I presume it is a lizard of some type. 

Couldn't you just pucker up for this big fellow?!

 Hopefully you've enjoyed glancing at some of nature's biggest oddities.  All unusual and holding a beauty of their own; appreciated by some, abhorred by many!