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Some Cute Ugly Animal Fun

Ashley L. Peterson

Let’s have a little bit of fun—here are my top cute ugly animal picks.

hairless guinea pig
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Skinny pig

This, my friends, is approximately what my little furballs look like without hair. They look like little baby hippopotamuses (hippopotami?). I’ve gotta say, I prefer fur on to fur off.  Interesting to note, if this dude did have hair, his hair colouring patterns would match his skin colouring.

wrinkly hairless cat
Image by lory12nicoleta40 from Pixabay

Hairless cat

Perhaps Paula of Light Motifs II needs to start using this little monster (I believe he’s a sphynx breed) for her Monday Pet Peeve series. This dude is not just giving you the stink eye, he’s turbo-powering it with wrinkles.

closeup of an emu
Image by Bernd Hildebrandt from Pixabay

Emu

With his orange eyes, this little buddy looks possessed. I think he could kick my ass any day of the week.

wombat
Image by pen_ash from Pixabay

Wombat

I’d heard of wombats before, but it was only very recently that I saw one for the first time. This critter isn’t ugly, but it’s pretty weird-looking. It looks sort of like if you crossed a teddy bear with a large rock, and stuck some stumpy little legs on. Wikipedia says that when threatened, they can run up to 40 km/h. Imagine having that thing go flying by you.

close-up of a vulture
Image by edmondlafoto from Pixabay

Vulture

Vultures aren’t particularly appealing to begin with because of their scavenger role, but this dude seems to have a brightly coloured tumour that’s eating his face.

warthog
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Warthogs

This probably isn’t the face that you want to wake up next to in the morning, but there is something endearing about these snouty, stumpy little monsters.

anteater
Image by Dušan Smetana from Pixabay

Anteater

When I first saw this little dude, I wondered if he was carrying around a baby or something because of the colouring around his front leg.  But no, it’s all one dude, and that seems like a whole lotta animal (tail in particular) to be munching on ants and termites.

deep-sea fish Photostomias guernei
NOAA Ocean Exploration on Flickr

Photostomias guernei

There are lots of weird-looking deep-sea fish, but I particularly enjoy this one. It looks like he’s got a little arm coming down that operates his little flashlight glow stick.  And that’s a lot of teeth for one fish.

blob fish
James Joel on Flickr

Blob fish

There really aren’t words for thus unhappy dude, but what the heck is that slimy bit hanging out of the side of his mouth?

Do you have a favourite from amongst this bunch?  Or perhaps a write-on cute ugly animal candidate you’d like to add?

Published by Ashley L. Peterson

I'm the author of three books: Psych Meds Made Simple, Making Sense of Psychiatric Diagnosis, and Managing the Depression Puzzle. These are informed by my professional experience as a former pharmacist and mental health nurse, as well as my lived experience of major depressive disorder. My goal with Mental Health @ Home is to challenge mental illness stigma and provide a safe space for open dialogue to empower others to share their voices.

67 thoughts on “Some Cute Ugly Animal Fun”

  2. I love this lighthearted post! It’s a relief to log on for the first time in over a month and see this ❤ I’m not to sure how I feel about hairless animals. I think I would add a sloth to the list. Interesting and “cute” describe them perfectly!

    Good morning, Ashley. I sure have missed y’all. Hopefully I will begin posting again but until then, I will read and show some love to the many bloggers who have influenced my life in ways they do not realize. I love you lady!!

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  5. Side note: what kind of monster could ever think the skinny pig is ugly? The anteater I can see, and that scary ass fish above blobby. Those fish are extra creepy lol

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      1. Skinny pigs have random little tuffs of hair. Guinea pigs hate me. I think they just all gathered one morning and had a vote. Everytime I see one it gives me the ass. Lol…… those little jerks

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  11. I love wombats! They are the cutest! I traveled around Australia to see one but I ended up on the wrong side of the country. They do all kind of strange things, they live under the ground in groups and they have a protective shield at their bum that they can stick up to close the entry. I believe they can lower their heartbeat and breathing and like that they sleep through the winter. I find warthogs also very fascinating as they are almost exclusively vegan 🙂 I also like manatees too, I don’t know if they are cute/weird in your opinion. They are big sea cows that are so adorable and they eat all the sea grass at the bottom of the water.

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  13. 😨. I find that unbearable to see the hairless cat! The cat and the guinea pig must get really cold.

    Whaaaaaat. They ARE bred like that! I had assumed it was just a Sphynx breed cat with some condition which made it hairless. It also exposes them (literally) to skin cancers. Seems cruel to me. I had no idea that any animals were deliberately bred without hair, it seems insane. :\

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