5 Unique Animals of India You Never Knew Existed

Posted on January 13th, 2012 by admin, under Uncategorized.

Unless you get access to some of the most in-depth nature and animal channels from places like http://www.direct.tv/direct-tv/Louisiana/ there is an exceptionally good chance you have never even heard of some of these creatures. You won’t believe what you hear when you read about these rare, unique and fantastical creatures:

Purple Frog
Discovered in 2003 in the Western Ghats region of India, this creature is pretty straightforward – it’s purple and it’s a frog. Seriously, though, this frog is unique, living 13 feet underground and possessing an oddly endearing bloated, round body that tapirs into a snubbed nose.

Slender loris
Found in Sri Lanka, this nocturnal primate is notable for being the size of a human thumb. You read right – this teeny, tiny primate is no bigger than your thumb and prefers the safety and shelter of thorny vegetation.

Cantor’s Giant Soft Shelled Turtle
One look at this creature and you’ll swear somebody ran over a turtle! This turtle is notable, if nothing else, for its severely flattened appearance. Rest assured, though, these creatures are meant to look this way and enjoy a home on land unlike their sea turtle relatives.

Giant Coconut Crab
Imagine a 3 foot, 40 pound land crab and then imagine having them knock over your garbage cans every night. These enormous crustaceans are large and in charge but are no more dangerous than any other crab and, much like their name implies, they prefer eating coconuts.

Lion-tailed Macaque
If you ever find yourself in India and you think you’ve seen a lion’s tail, look again – you may have seen the telltale sign of a lion-tailed macaque. These highly intelligent monkeys are a rare sight to behold with their lavish tails and wild, lion-like mane.