Mutant animals. Scary photos of mutants and strange creatures

Now it is difficult to imagine that in the existence of such animals as the platypus, gorilla, giant squid and many others, people believed relatively recently. Travelers talking about them, showing sketches and photographs, were accused of lies and hoaxes. New species of animals are also discovered in our time, mostly small or leading a secretive lifestyle. We consider the creatures in the pictures below to be this moment time fiction, but who knows how our descendants will treat them?

1) website Mutant fish caught in Japan and appeared after the Fukushima accident:

2) In Brazil, locals on the banks of the river photographed something strange. As they say, it was:

3) And this is how they look sea ​​creatures after death. This creature was photographed after it was discovered by fishermen on the ocean. It was subsequently confiscated by the FBI:

Another similar creature in full growth:

4) This human-faced fish was caught off the coast of Japan:

5) Photo taken from an airplane over Loch Ness. In the circle you can see the outlines of a body that would fit a dinosaur:

6) Another mutant fish, this time from Australia, which doesn't even have fins.

7) Another miracle from the Green Continent is a poisonous pink jellyfish of an unknown species site:

8) This gnome-like creature was photographed at night under streetlights in South America:

9) We are lost in conjectures, looking at a strange flyer in the cloudy sky of Nuremberg:

10) This is a figure depicting a Japanese water kappa in one of the local museums. The limbs in the box are the kappa's arm and leg, officially on display. Some Japanese still keep such artifacts at home, because the kappa, in their opinion, is still alive, but now it is not so easy to find him. Kappa is also depicted in many Japanese watercolors, ancient and not so:

11) Orbs - living entities or just a play of light? Here we see the orbs in the cemetery:

12) The most famous photograph Bigfoot. As its authors later admitted, this is a common hoax, made by them for entertainment and for the sake of making money from selling the photo site to newspapers. Below it is a much less famous one, on which a bear is visible, but who is visible at the top right?

13) What is Chupacabra - the result of genetic experiments or a guest from a parallel world? In each case of the discovery of the corpse of a Chupacabra, it is seized by the FBI, claiming that the body belongs to a sick coyote. Pictured is a baby chupacabra. Please note: there are five fingers on the paws. Below is the head of a chupacabra that was killed in South America by locals:

14) If such a creature, as the author of the photo suggested, really existed, its existence would have been recorded:

15) Could this roe deer stalker caught on camera at night be the mysterious Jersey Devil?

16) Mothman, the progenitor of Batman comics:

17) It looks a lot like a harpy, doesn't it?

18) A mummified fairy handed over to official authorities. Below is a fun flock of live fairies:

19) Strange ridiculous creature filmed in Florida:

20) A creature similar to him, filmed many years ago in London, but with a head resembling a human:

21) Probably, many have seen on our site. The photos below with this character are also very curious:

22) There is quite a lot of evidence that one of the alien races, the so-called "gray", not only actively participates in the life of earthlings, but also in politics:

23) The monster in the photo is waving to the camera. To assure us that there are mermen?

24) Perhaps giant shark monsters are not a Jaws fantasy. Zoologists who studied this photo taken off the coast South Africa, confirm: this is not a whale, but a shark:

25) Japanese cameras captured an animal resembling the megalodon shark, believed to be extinct millions of years ago:

26) Finding the mummified remains of an animal unknown to science in South Africa:

27) Who is this creature caught in the frame by a night camera - or an alien?

28) During archaeological excavations, the remains of a huge human skeleton were found. Perhaps the Titans are not a Greek myth at all.

29) Is the mysterious creature stalking the fence finished in Photoshop?

30) The corpse of a toothy creature, similar to extinct marine life, was found on the beach and baffled the experts:

31) We continue the theme of dead animals found on the beach, unknown to science, such as this strange one, which seemed to have risen from sea ​​depths, kite:

32) Another creepy and apparently dangerous toothy fish:

33) Scientists invited to identify this find suggested that it was a sturgeon mutant. But somehow we don't really believe them:

34) And this four-meter monster, thrown out Indian Ocean, the site appears to be a mutant megajellyfish:

35) Who is this wonderful creature - a hybrid of a pig with someone?

36) The creature, which is impossible to look at without disgust, must have escaped directly from the island of Dr. Moreau:

37) Who is this mysterious clam?

Creepy creatures, right?

Terrible things sometimes give out mother nature, not only is the diversity of the animal world so great that it is impossible to capture all this beauty, but sometimes nature jokes by creating mutants that both frighten and attract attention.

The most common mutation is a two-headed mutation.

There are a lot of turtles with this mutation, many of which grow to adulthood.

Two-headed snakes are also common.

Lizards and amphibians.

Even a dolphin.

Such a mutation is often found in domestic animals such as dogs, calves, sheep, piglets, and the like.

This is the most famous two-headed cat today. True, scientists are still arguing whether to consider Frank and Louie two cats or still one. For two, they have three eyes, two mouths, two noses and two ears, and the mustache grows, it seems, where it is necessary. This mutation is called Janus syndrome. The central eye of the cat does not see and one of the heads is missing the lower jaw, and it is really a miracle that the animal (or animals) managed to survive to adulthood.

But there are also three-headed cases of mutation in nature.

Sometimes so-called Siamese twins are born among animals) when the union of two animals occurs in the area of ​​​​the body.

Another very common mutation is multi-limbedness.

This goat has 8 legs.

And sometimes a mutation, on the contrary, selects something. So, for example, this two-legged sheep, born on a farm in Shangdong province (eastern China.

Monkey and dolphin with one eye (Cyclops syndrome). And a Snake with one leg, which should not have been at all.

Sometimes cases of mutation are truly terrifying. This is how the birth of animals with so-called human faces is known. So a lamb with a human face was born in Dagestan. Here we see a piglet with a human face and a calf with a pig nose.

Although sometimes these mutations are pretty cute. Here is a well-known cat with four ears that causes only delight, compared with previous unfortunate creatures.

Congenital malformations caused by gene mutations or direct action toxic substances on a developing embryo have been known for a long time, and their causes can be very different. For example, bad ecological situation or increased radiation from cosmic rays. Presence is inevitable – moreover, they are necessary for the development of living organisms. Scientists joke: if not for mutations, we would have remained ciliates-shoes.
But if this happens more and more often and more horribly, then we are no longer talking about new ways of development, but about a natural failure.

An unusual piglet, born in March in the Chinese village of Huangchuan near the city of Huainan, in the southeast of the country, completely inspired local residents. He was born with one head, two snouts and three eyes! Now the mutant pig is at the top of his fame. But why? Everything is very simple: in China, a pig is considered a symbol of prosperity. Therefore, it is not surprising that the birth of such an unusual pig in a year that Eastern calendar is the year of the Fire Pig, farmers consider it a real blessing. So the pig was equated, almost to a deity. Various delicacies are constantly brought to her to appease the heavenly forces.

AT US state Wisconsin in May, a wonderful heifer with a piglet was born. The animal has a normal nose, on which a second one grows - a smaller one. The most interesting thing is that both noses function as they should. At first, the owner of the heifer, Mark Kromholz, did not notice the anomaly, until one day he himself had to bottle feed her. Mark immediately called the veterinarian, who assured him that the animal was perfectly healthy.

The chicken farm in Copithorne, located 150 km from London, became famous all over the world thanks to the "ugly duckling" named Stumpy. He was born in February and his amazing non-standard appearance immediately shocked the owner of the farm, Nicky Janaway and her neighbors. Still would! After all, ducklings with four legs are not born every day!

On June 24, 2007, in the city of Huaibei, in the Chinese region of Anhui, a turtle was discovered whose shell resembles two gourds stacked on top of each other. According to local media reports, the cause of such deviations in the six-legged reptile is gene mutations.

The kitten (his name is Charger) has 24 fingers. There are 7 fingers on the front paws - they are, as it were, bifurcated and all 4 front paws are in working condition!

the most expensive aquarium fish in the world, perhaps, is a rare platinum aravana. This graceful 40-centimeter creature belongs to the Singaporean breeder Aro Dynasty. But why does this fish have such an incredible value? It's all about her flawless coloring of the body of the fish, which does not have a single speck. Namely, the rarest coloring makes this fish the most expensive aquarium fish in the world.

Tailless cats from the Isle of Man are famous animals. For local residents, they are a living symbol of the island, their images are replicated on stamps, postcards and souvenir coins. For biologists, these tailless cats are a classic example of genogeography, an illustration of the concept of "genetic drift".

The giant squid Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni was caught in a net in the Ross Sea (marginal sea Pacific Ocean off the coast of Antarctica) in February. It took the fishermen two hours to haul it ashore. The weight of the giant is 494 kg, and its length is 10 m! This monster is able to live at a depth of two kilometers and is an extremely active and aggressive hunter.

Genetics today is perhaps the most popular of the sciences. She promises humanity a bright future - superpowers, like the X-Men, getting rid of deadly diseases, and, in the end, immortality. Genetic mutations are increasingly seen as a way to salvation. But in nature, completely different mutations are more common - looking at which, anyone shudders in horror. Seeing such monsters, you will not immediately forget them!

Two-headed snake We
We - rattlesnake with a rare genetic mutation. She has not only two heads, but also two complete sets of genital organs - male and female. It must be said that such mutations in snakes have been observed more than once, while cases have been recorded when one of the heads tried to devour the other. This particular specimen, named We, was purchased by the St. Louis Aquarium for $15,000. Eight years later, the aquarium tried to sell it for 150,000. But the auction failed, and We got a biotechnology laboratory for next to nothing. At the same time, We lived much longer than ordinary snakes, which was a striking discovery for scientists: after all, in nature, animals with such physical deformities usually die very quickly.

Rottweiler with vitiligo
This dog suffers from vitiligo, a genetic disease that causes the loss of skin-coloring pigment. This is a genetic disease based, in fact, on a mutation. It occurs from time to time in dogs, as well as in other animals (including humans), but Rottweilers are especially susceptible to it. In essence, in this disease, the animal's own immune cells attack the pigment melanin, which is responsible for skin color. Scientists still do not know everything about vitiligo, but it is known that the development of the disease can push stress and a number of other factors. Fortunately, although there is no cure for this disease yet, it does not threaten life, it does not affect mental and physical abilities. Everything is limited to the oddities of appearance: the dog, you see, looks like the Baskervilles' dog, in comparison with him, is a cutie mongrel.

Rattlesnake without scales
Without scales, the snake no longer looks menacing, but disgusting and a little pitiful. She does not look like a formidable poisonous predator, but like some miserable underground inhabitant like a mole rat. Researchers noticed the first hairless snakes in the population in the early 1990s. And in recent times they are becoming more and more common. Scientists have been able to figure out that this mutation occurs when closely related crosses occur in a close population for too long. That is why the mutation is observed more often in captivity - scientists are engaged in selection, trying to achieve a pronounced expression of certain properties, but these experiments can go too far. I must say, despite the terrible appearance and the apparent vulnerability of such snakes, the lack of scales practically does not prevent them from existing and does not affect survival in the wild.

Pigzilla
Such pigs weighing half a ton have come across several times to hunters in the forests of the United States. They got the nickname "Pigzilla" - in honor of the famous movie monster. Pigzilla in this picture is a wild pig shot by a farmer in 2007. However, many who saw this photograph expressed doubt that it was a wild pig, and not an obscenely overfed domestic boar. But in both cases, the gigantic size of the animal leaves no doubt that we are talking about some kind of genetic anomaly. I must say that Pigzilla is one of the most dangerous animals on this list, since such a monster naturally adds aggressiveness and lack of fear of a person, characteristic of wild boars, to its huge weight and strength.

Chimera cat
This cat's name is Venus, and she even has her own Instagram account. She became an international celebrity thanks to her external features, which, according to many experts, is a manifestation of chimerism - that is, in other words, the presence of genetically heterogeneous cells in the body. Scientists who have studied the coexistence of genetically different material in one organism, it was possible to reproduce this state in experimental animals, but in vivo, and even expressed in such a clear and ideally symmetrical form, it has so far been observed only around Venus.
True chimerism happens when two different embryos somehow merge during development, forming a single organism. However, some experts believe that in the case of Venus, this is not about chimerism, but about mosaicity, or even a simple coincidence and unusual coloring. But, one way or another, Venus is an extraordinary animal.

Montauk monster
This strange and terrible animal, whose corpse was washed ashore in New York by ocean waves in 2008, made many flinch with fear and disgust. With a bloated, hairless body, long teeth, bluish-gray spots on the skin, short ears and powerful hind legs, this creature seemed to come straight out of hell. The picture of the monster instantly spread across the network, giving rise to a lot of guesses about what kind of creature it is and how it got into our world. The most skeptical scientists, however, argued that the Montauk monster is just a large raccoon, whose body was devoid of hair and deformed due to long stay in water. However, this conjecture, like others, has not been confirmed. One can only hope that this is a one-time mutation, and such monsters will no longer appear to the gaze of a frightened humanity.

White Tiger Kenny
Mutations are common in nature, but artificial breeding often stimulates and spurs them on. This is what happened to the white tigers. White-skinned tiger cubs are born only to parents who are related to each other, moreover, after inbreeding continues for several generations. Scientists estimate that only 1 in 10,000 tigers in the wild is born with this genetic anomaly. In addition to the magnificent color of the skin, they usually have many health problems. Kenny in the photo is living proof of that. His mouth did not close and his brain was hypertrophied. Kenny died of cancer in 2008, ten years after scientists saved him from wildlife and placed in the reserve. However, Kenny is not the worst case: other white tigers have much more problems. Thickening of the paws, a split palate, various deformities of the body and limbs, and problems with the immune system - these are far from being full list. In addition, the white skin itself makes survival difficult - for a tiger devoid of a camouflage color, it is much more difficult to sneak up on prey.

El chupacabra the goat vampire
Chupacabra is a creature that takes pride of place in the mythology of the peasants of Mexico and Central America. According to legend, this terrible predator hunts domestic animals and sucks blood from them to the last drop, leaving the meat intact. The Chupacabra could be attributed to mythological creatures- if in Mexico several times they did not find the corpses of unusual and terrible animals, which the peasants consider representatives of this mysterious species. True, some scientists believe that we are talking only about coyotes suffering from scabies and having lost the opportunity to catch wild prey because of this. But the corpses of the Chupacabra, upon closer examination, refute this assumption. The spikes on the back, the long tail resembling a rat's, and the unusual proportions do not at all resemble a coyote. The most likely assumption today is that the chupacabras are carnivorous monkeys that came to Mexico from the more southern regions and interbred with some kind of local species. However, the Chupacabra phenomenon is still awaiting genetic research.

Chimera Peacock
Each of us saw colored proud peacocks. White peacocks are not uncommon either. But this peacock is the rarest case: it is half white, half colored. Many call him a semi-albino, but from a scientific point of view, this name is, of course, incorrect. Most likely, we are talking about chimerism or mosaicism. However, the peacock is so extraordinarily beautiful that, if you are not a biologist, you can not look for a diagnosis, but simply admire it.

Frank and Louis
It is still not clear whether Frank and Louie should be considered two cats or still one. For two of them - three eyes, two mouths, two noses and two ears, and the mustache grows, it seems, where necessary. They are not the only cats in history affected by "Janus Syndrome" - genetic mutation, as a result of which two faces develop on one skull at once, which is most characteristic of cats. At the same time, only one of the two cat mouths works (the second one has no lower jaw), and the third, central eye sees nothing. The state of health of Frank and Louie is not good, and it is truly a miracle that the animal (or animals) managed to survive to adulthood.

Rudy
The story of Rudy the pig is similar to the story of Frank and Louie. Rudy got his first name from the owners, but when the animal shelter staff bought him, they gave him the name "Deuce", which suits him much more. Rudy had two snouts, three eyes and two ears. Unlike Frank-and-Louis, all of this was housed in two practically formed skulls, located on one neck. Like Frank-and-Louis, only one of Rudy's patches worked, and his central eye didn't see well. Given the two skulls, this resulted in the pig being unable to see what was directly in front of it, as it had a large "blind spot" in front of it. In addition, the deformed body made it difficult for the piglet to maintain balance, and he often fell. The owners even had to wear a helmet on him. The animal shelter bought Rudy from the owners for $5,000 to keep the mutant pig from becoming a freak in the local menagerie. But due to poor health, Rudy-Two did not live long.

snake with one leg
This is not a lizard, but a real snake. She was found in a Chinese village and killed while trying to crawl into a house. Later, having seen its defect, they decided to keep the snake. So it fell into the hands of scientists. So there is no doubt about the existence of this creature - there is material evidence. But what made her like this? Most scientists attribute this defect to a mutation, others believe that the paw of the lizard eaten by this snake somehow took root in her body and even managed to grow through the skin. However, both versions look equally disgusting.

Frogs "three in one"
Such a mutant frog has only been encountered once in the United States. She had three fully formed heads on a common body and six limbs. In 2004, she was captured by a biology student who took her to a lab for study. But, alas, scientists failed to investigate the phenomenon. The frog somehow managed to get out of the terrarium and disappeared. According to eyewitness accounts (with which the story of her miraculous rescue is quite consistent), the monstrously swollen torso and three heads did not interfere with her mobility, and she looked as healthy and active as frogs with the usual set of heads and limbs. However, it is not a fact that humanity will one day be able to find out the secret of this eerie mutation: no one else in the world has come across such frogs.

Eight-legged goat
In 2014, the most ordinary goat, which belonged to the Croatian farmer Zoran Paparic, had three kids. Two of them were ordinary kids, but the third was born with eight legs. The rest of the goat was completely normal. Although the veterinarians said that he was unlikely to live even a week, the eight-legged goat lasted several years. True, his legs remained weak, and he could not stand on them longer than the rest of the kids, and even then it was clearly uncomfortable for him to move. According to experts, the mutation is most likely the result of inbreeding.

buffalo
This creature was discovered in 2015 in a remote village in Thailand. No matter how hard it is to believe, but it is a calf, however, covered with strong, jet-black scales. The creature with the muzzle of a crocodile and legs of a cow, in whose appearance the features of a reptile and a mammal were mixed, died immediately after birth, but remained in the photographs as the embodiment of a terrible nightmare. Only the inhabitants of the Thai village where the monster was born did not see anything terrible in her, saying that her appearance is a good sign of fate.

The Chernobyl exclusion zone is filled with wild animals. There are a wide variety of species that feel great in a radioactive environment.

After the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, animals in Chernobyl not only did not disappear, but, on the contrary, increased in their population.

This is due to the fact that hunting in the exclusion zone after the Chernobyl accident was prohibited. Animals live in a radioactive environment, eat "dirty" food. Therefore, they themselves represent a radiation hazard to humans.

Scientists before today study the effect of radiation on animals in the Chernobyl zone. Special camera traps are installed to monitor animals.

Photo: wolves in the Chernobyl zone attack a deer:

As a result of the installation of such camera traps, scientists have a lot of photos Animals of Chernobyl

Are there mutant animals in Chernobyl?

Mutants in the exclusion zone were not met. Except for the cases of mutation of animals, they are allegedly associated with radiation. But the scientists failed to prove it. Animal mutants were born long before Chernobyl. But we have collected for you a few photos of mutants after Chernobyl

Highly interesting view animals in Chernobyl - Przewalski's horses.

The introduction of Przewalski's horses into the Chernobyl exclusion zone was carried out in accordance with the "Program for the Creation of a Free Population", which was developed by the specialists of the Askania-Nova Reserve. It was planned to keep animals in open-air cages in the Acclimatization Center created on the territory of the exclusion zone.

In May 1998, 22 Przhevalsky horses were brought from the Askania-Nova reserve.

Now horses still live in Chernobyl.
The release of animals to freedom was carried out in 1999:

Animals in Chernobyl: life after the death of man

Animals of Chernobyl feel calm without a person

Deer females in the exclusion zone:

Bears are very rare. They mostly live in the Belarusian exclusion zone. Although there were cases of bear penetration into the territory of the Ukrainian zone:

Raccoon dog:

Wolves live throughout the ChEZ. Animals do not come into contact with people, but scientists often find their tracks and hear howls in the dense forests of Chernobyl:

The wild boar population in the zone has decreased significantly in the last few years. These animals had one of the largest populations until 2013. Due to the invasion of the disease, the number of wild boars has decreased significantly.

A rare animal of Chernobyl is a lynx. She also doesn't interact with people. It is found in the most remote corners of the ChEZ:

Tawny owl. One type of owl. Often found in the city of Pripyat and abandoned houses of the zone:

The most popular animal is the fox. One of them lives in Pripyat. And tourists call him Semyon. He is not afraid of people, he always runs out to the crowd and waits for treats. Semyon is very fond of cutlets and sausage:

Common gray hare:

Earlier studies in the 4,200 square kilometers (1,600 sq mi) Chernobyl Exclusion Zone showed significant radiation effects and a marked decline in wildlife populations.

But new data based on long-term census data show that mammal populations have bounced back.

Chernobyl: what kind of animals are there?

The study found relative abundance of elk, roe deer, deer and wild boar – with population levels similar to those found in four designated and uncontaminated nature reserves in the region. The number of wolves living in and around Chernobyl is more than seven times greater than in comparable reserves in non-zones.

And data from helicopter surveys also show an increase in trends in the abundance of elk, roe deer and wild boar 1-10 years after the accident.

“This unique data showing wide range animals thriving miles away from a major nuclear accident exemplify the resilience of wildlife populations when they are freed from housing pressure for humans,” said Jim Beasley of the University of Georgia in the United States, who led the work.

Giant catfish mutants of Chernobyl

In the exclusion zone, fish have not been caught for more than a dozen years, which has had a positive impact on the impact on the fish fauna of lakes and rivers.

Soma in Chernobyl reaches huge size. Due to the fact that in these areas the fish population does not interfere with humans, catfish can gain more weight and grow up to 2 meters or more.

The big growth of the catfish and the change in its diet, because for such giant fish need to eat more nutrients. Consumption - birds and mammals. Catfish people in Chernobyl are not afraid because they are not so dangerous for people. According to some rumors, catfish in Chernobyl are not averse to using people as food.

Is there fishing in Chernobyl?

Since fishing is officially prohibited in Chernobyl and Pripyat, catfish has the opportunity to grow for many years. In ordinary reservoirs, fish are caught, and it does not have time to reach large sizes.

But it is worth noting that the fish in the Chernobyl zone is saturated with harmful radionuclides, and it is extremely dangerous to eat it.
The same cooling pond in which mutants live

Photo Nikolay Onishchenko:

The catfish swims peacefully in the water:

Photo Nikolai Onishchenko:

The fish are accustomed to being fed bread by tourists.

Photo Nikolay Onishchenko:

And here is the treat :)

Photo Nikolai Onishchenko:

Everyone thought about the question of whether there are mutants in Chernobyl. Since the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the zone has acquired thousands of legends that frighten with the most incredible stories about terrible mutant zombies living in the vastness of radioactive lands. But is it true?

On April 26, 1986, an explosion occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, scattering life-threatening radionuclides over hundreds (or even thousands) of kilometers, soiling the earth for many years.

Because of the accident, hundreds of people died, thousands fell ill with cancer.

Radiation did not spare wildlife. In the early years, small mutations were observed in newborn animals and humans:

An animal with twisted limbs from birth:

Piglet:

Sick calf:

Sick child:

Human embryo frozen in the womb:
The radiation also affected the trees especially sharply. Everyone remembers the "Red Forest", which turned completely yellow after the accident, absorbing a large number of radionuclides. The forest died, but new trees grew in its place, with small mutations:

Chernobyl mutant plants

To this day, scientists are studying the effects of radiation and pollution on nature, animals, birds and plants.