Here’s our first installment of queer animals. Like all things queer, there just aren’t enough of them (many of them are endangered). 

The Aye-aye is native to Madagascar. It is the world’s largest nocturnal primate, and is characterized by its unique method of finding food; it taps on trees to find grubs, then gnaws holes in the wood and inserts its elongated middle finger to pull the grubs out. Yum.

The Philippine tarsier, is a very queer animal. For one thing, it is one of the smallest known primates, no larger than a adult men’s hand. Tarsiers can be found in the islands of Samar, Leyte, Bohol, and Mindanao in the Philippines.

Sucker-footed Bat
Scientists were conducting fieldwork in the forests of Madagascar when they stumbled across this new species of bat with sticky suckers on its feet and thumbs. Yes, this thing is real.

Pygmy Marmosets are very small primates. They use their specially adapted teeth to gnaw into the bark of trees so they can feed on the sap.

Yeti Crab is a crustacean discovered in 2005 in the South Pacific Ocean. It is notable for its silky blond setae (resembling faux fur) covering its “legs”, including claws. The ‘hairy’ pincers contain filamentous bacteria, which the creature may use to detoxify poisonous minerals from the water.

You can view the full list here.