Penguins

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Penguins are the natural comedians of the world, from their Charlie Chaplin like walk to the cute way they seem scared of the water until they dive into it, to the charming way they squabble with each other.

Aardvarks

Besides their name already sounding funny, the appearance of this creature is sure to put a smile on your face. These are also called anteaters, the are nocturnal and from Africa. For an animal this big to eat and survive on something as tiny as ants is pretty amazing too.

Tapirs

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I am really not trying to make fun of our animal friends, but don’t these two look like an old couple sitting on their front porch? One talking to the other, the other thinking they have heard it before.

Proboscis Monkeys

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We seem to have a thing going on with noses. It is the males of this species of monkey who get the big noses. I had considered adding Elephant Seals next on the list, but realized that was another nose issue animal, so omitted it. With them it is also a male trait to have a big nose. Well you know what they say about men with big noses don’t you?

Skunks

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Skunks are funny because of their means of defense. As well all know an angry or frightened skunk will spray their target with a foul smelling substance. They can do this about five times before having to wait a few days while their body produces more. As such they only use this as a last defense. Lucky for my wife who has encountered them several times on our deck stealing cat food.

Hyenas

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Not funny to look at, and certainly not funny to encounter, the laughing Hyena is only funny if you hear it, and preferably from the safety of a vehicle. There is another rather funny things about these animals. The females have false penis, and well… what else can I say?

Kookaburra

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This is a really neat bird from Australia. They are on the comic list because they have a call that sounds like like loud laughter from a group of people. They have different species, and each sound somewhat different from the others. The one in the picture I have selected is the Blue Winged Kookaburra. Also their names are fun to say.

Dung Beetle

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WOW he looks huge, but this insect is only a couple of centimeters. The comic thing about this critter is that it eats poop! If you did not realize, “dung” is feces, or poop, from other animals, such as rabbits, and deer. They can live by eating only the material wasted by the other animals’ digestive process. Yummy.

Flounder

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These are also called “flatfish”, but are not flat at birth, they are upright and their eyes are on both sides of their bodies, but as they grown the eye begins to move and they become flat. This is pretty cool, and kind of funny. They are also funny because they can change colors. So you can be right next to one, talking about it, and wouldn’t even know it. Unfortunately for them, Flounder are tasty.

Bison

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You may not find them funny looking but I always think they resemble a human body builder, all muscle on one end, and not much on the other. They look like they should tip forward. Makes me wonder how they travel down hills without falling all over themselves. These animals were unfortunately killed off in massive numbers years ago, but are making a recovery.

I hope this link give you a good laugh, it is not my intention to belittle any of our animal friends. I love animals and have several myself. These photos are from Wikimedia, and you should check out the licensing agreements there before using any of them yourself. I should note, the funniest of all animals wasn’t even on this list. It is you! Well not you specifically, but humans in general. We are the funniest looking, oddest behaving, animal there is.