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Poor unfortunates

In this category you can find out about animals that, through no fault of their own, have a rather unfortunate appearance or lifestyle

A sorry existence…

[featured image] A while ago I posted this. No one managed to correctly guess the identity of this mystery creature, so in this post I’m letting the copepod out of the bag. Apart from wanting to reveal the identity of this creature I also need to share the story of …

Who needs limbs?

[featured image] Limbs are such endlessly useful appendages that it seems odd that so many terrestrial vertebrates should have lost them. More …

More poor unfortunates…

[featured image] If you thought the fat innkeeper had a raw deal (see my last post), then consider the fish in the …

Poor unfortunates

[featured image] Evolution has been kind to some animals. Take the grace and the noble looks of the big cats or the …