California Condor

One of the world’s rarest birds and North America’s largest flying land bird, the California condor is a graceful animal when it is gliding high above the canyons and deserts of the American West Coast.

But up close, this bird isn’t so photogenic.

Blobfish

Blobfish live deep in the ocean, where pressures are exceedingly high. In fact, the blobfish’s gelatinous appearance is actually a brilliant adaptation — its gooey, pudding-like flesh allows it to stay buoyant at depths where gaseous bladders can’t function.

Nacked Mole Rat

It must be difficult to maintain a vibrant self-image if you’re a bald rodent, but it’s not an issue for the naked mole rat. These animals live underground in insect-like colonies, and they have little need for good eyesight.

Proboscis Monkey

A human might run for cover with this nose, but for the proboscis monkey, the bigger the nose the better! It turns out that nothing turns on a female proboscis monkey more than a big, bulbous schnoz.

Warthog

These wild members of the pig family have the characteristic pig nose, tusks protruding from their mouths, a wart-like curvature to their faces and a nappy mane of hair that cascades down their backside

Star-nosed Mole

These moles might have the most bizarre noses in the animal kingdom. Their weird whiffers are defined by 22 fleshy appendages that act more like ultra-sensitive fingers than a nose.

Aye-aye

This gremlin-looking creature, called an Aye-aye, is actually a primate found in Madagascar.

Aye-ayes have a number of unusual traits, including a long, bony, witch-like middle finger that they use to pry insects and grubs from tree trunks.

Monkfish

These unappetizing, freaky-looking fish are a commonly eaten delicacy, but for years, people didn’t want to eat the fish because it was so ugly.

Marabou Stork

Standing over 5 feet tall with a wingspan of more than 10 feet, these African birds are scavengers of large carrion, which is why they have featherless heads. They also eat other birds, and have even been known to consume flamingos.

Elephant Seal

Baby elephant seals and female elephant seals are pleasant looking. But males begin developing a large nose when they reach sexual maturity, somewhere around three to five years, reports The Marine Mammal Center.