16 unrealistic creatures that actually exist (16 photos)

The human imagination has been creating mythical beasts for centuries, but the creatures that live on Earth are even more amazing than the legends. That's just some of those magnificent creatures, big and small, that look too crazy to be real.

Pair of oriental quolls





Newly hatched caiman tortoise



Rabbit with lion's mane





Chinese water deer do not grow antlers, but tusks. They are also known as "Vampire Deer"



Spiny bush viper



melanistic serval



Baby goblin bats are just the cutest.



Wolverines are the largest terrestrial representatives of the mustelid family, capable of knocking down even an elk.



orchid mantis



Wolf spider with cubs



This Minacraga argentata caterpillar looks like a marmalade



maned dove



Microscopic image of a beetle's foot



Australian checkered cuckoo bee



Bees of this species enter the nests of other species of bees, where they lay their eggs. They don't build their own nests.

Florida horse snail during breakfast



This mollusk is a species of extremely large predatory marine snails, feeding mainly on other types of snails and mollusks.

Octopus eggs