8 Animals That Are Just Lazy Combinations Of Other Animals

8 Animals That Are Just Lazy Combinations Of Other Animals
London Zoo's newest edition to the okapi (Okapia johnstoni) family, the female okapi Antonia born 01 July, walks around her enclosure, 14 August 2003. The okapi is often referred to as a jungle giraffe due to their preferred habitat in the deep dense forests of Central Africa, and is thought to be the only living relative of the giraffe. The youngster is approximately 3 1/2 feet tall and weighs around 50 kilos. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
London Zoo's newest edition to the okapi (Okapia johnstoni) family, the female okapi Antonia born 01 July, walks around her enclosure, 14 August 2003. The okapi is often referred to as a jungle giraffe due to their preferred habitat in the deep dense forests of Central Africa, and is thought to be the only living relative of the giraffe. The youngster is approximately 3 1/2 feet tall and weighs around 50 kilos. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

So often, when Mother Nature tosses two perfectly normal animals into the blender, what results is a completely new miracle of life. It turns out nature loves to haphazardly slap DNA together and call it a day. How else would you explain the Taonius borealis -- a squid that looks like a swimming cockatiel with Steve Buscemi's eyes?

Does that description pique your interest? Then you're in luck. Cracked.com has compiled some of the world's wackiest creatures. And even though some of them have scientific names, they all just look more like lazy combinations of other animals.

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