One creature I have stumbled upon, literally by using StumbleUpon, was a small little frog with some interesting characteristics. I had never heard of this animal before at all, and I've watched my fair share of animal shows. This little amphibian can be found in Africa, more specifically areas in Camaroon. Personally when I think of a frog, hair isn't the first thing I think of. Although the "hair" on this frog isn't really hair it still looks strange compared to what we are used to. The "hair" is actually vascular papillae which are made of old skin and arteries. These so called hairs are thought to help them breathe while mating.
As if being hairy wasn't strange enough for a frog, it has one more thing that is actually like of creepy. When this frog feels threatened it breaks out it's claws. There is no opening in the frogs foot pads to allow for claws. Essentially, these frogs are like Wolverine from X-men. They have to break their own bones to allow these claws to break apart from their feet. They use these claws as a means of defense as well as a hunting mechanism. They sometimes uses them to kill small mammals and invertebrate for food. It isn't always the one eating though. It is hunted for food by the natives in the area where it lives.




This is one frog I would be happy looking at from a far distance.


http://weirdscience.ca/2008/06/02/hairy-frogs-have-an-unusual-defense/
http://www.wildanimalsonline.com/amphibians/hairyfrog.php