Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

Tonight, you shall dream of hippo feet.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Giant Elephant Shrew

Somewhere in this world, there is a group of genetic engineers working to create the animals that do not exist but that we all wish did. These “Seussists” are not yet public, but every once in a while, one of their creatures escapes their lab and is “discovered” to slowly adjust our level of what we find acceptable in species.

Eventually these guys will be available in long haired blue/green varieties.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Giant Hump-headed Lizard (Gonocephalus grandis)

The really rich lizards have money to spend on iris-jazzing.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Horseshoe Crab

Horseshoe crabs have stayed largely unchanged for millions of years.

At some point in the past, one of them evolved this form and all the rest of them were like “Daaaayum! Dude! That is the *perfect* look!”

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.