Tasselled Wobbegong:The Tasseled Wobbegong takes the top spot for funny animal names. Native to the shallow coral reefs off the coast of Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Sparklemuffin:Sparklemuffin is not just one of the funny animal names. It’s also the name of a peacock spider, so-named because of their unusual courtship rituals.
Screaming Hairy Armadillo:The armadillo is native to dry tropical forests, grasslands, shrublands, and deserts throughout central Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia.
Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko:The Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko almost looks like something dreamed up in a video game or movie.
Sarcastic Fringehead:The Sarcastic Fringehead is a bizarre-looking fish that lives at the depths of the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
Pink Fairy Armadillo:Pink Fairy may be among the more funny animal names, but it’s also an accurate way to describe this species.
Lumpsucker:The scientific name of Cyclopteridae comes from two Greek words: kykios, meaning circle, and pteryx, meaning wing or fin.
Fried Egg Jellyfish:The bell of this jellyfish species looks exactly like an egg yolk floating through the water, while the purple appendages.
Blue-Footed Booby:The booby’s feet turn blue when they mature and females tend to be bigger than males. Males whistle to attract the attention of females.
Aye-Aye:This strange-looking lemur — with its big, round eyes, narrow snout, huge ears, and frenetic hair — has the ability to hunt grubs by tapping on the tree bark.