Echidnas are small spiny mammals. Like platypus they have a beak and lay eggs. They use their long snout for snorkeling (they swim underwater and stick their beak out of the water)! The echidna is named after the mother of monsters a half woman half snake, she gave birth to most of the Greek monsters!

Okapis are stripey members of the giraffe family. They are relatives to giraffes and are occasionally known as the forest giraffe, Congolese giraffe or zebra giraffe. There are only 22,000. Their tongue is long enough to clean their eyes and ears!

They can grow up to 13 cm. They can survive for a ridiculous 18 minutes without oxygen! Although they lose consciousness after 30 seconds, and their heart rates crash after two minutes and they stop breathing entirely after seven minutes.

Tardigrades are small (like really, really, small) organisms they are 0.04 inches! They can survive literally everything and can be found almost everywhere (but they are far too small for the naked eye to see). They can even survive in space and on Mars!

The Mexican mole lizard, also commonly known as the five-toed worm lizard, or simply as Bipes, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Bipedidae. They are found in California.

Pygmy jerboas are small (4.4cm not including tail) rodents (some of the smallest) their tails are almost double their body length (8 cm)!

Black foxes are a type of North American red fox with a trait that makes their fur silvery-black. Less than 0.1% of their population can be found in England!

The poodle moth is a mainly unidentified moth it is named the poodle moth because of its furry appearance, there has only been one confirmed sighting by Dr Athur Anker.

Gulper eels are 2-3 feet in length and can live for around 85 years! They have a tiny light producing organ on their tail called the photophore! Despite their giant jaws they have quite a small diet include small crustaceans. They are found from 500 to 6000 feet underwater.

The aye aye is a mammal that looks like it has been invented out of scrap pieces . Its big eyes are used to see in the dark as it is nocturnal. Its long index fingers are use to pick off the bark of trees to get the grubs on the inside.

The capybara is the largest rodent in the world. They love swimming and live in South America. They are bigger than you average dog and weigh up to 66kg!

The blue dragon sea slug lives in warm tropical waters and floats on the surface because of the gas filled sack in its stomach.

The Indian giant squirrel is a multicoloured squirrel native to indian woodlands and forests it can grow up to 18 inches!

The Madagascar leaf tailed gecko also known as the satanic leaf tailed gecko. Is a sneaky gecko indigenous to Madagascar.

Potoos are a group of birds resembling Muppets. They related to frogmouths. They are often called Poor-me-ones because of their haunting calls!