Hispaniolan Solendon

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This beady eyed critter is the Hispaniolan Solendon, one of only a few venomous mammals. Wait...what? Yes, that's right, it has venomous saliva. They are nocturnal animals that dig complex burrows. I don't really know what else to say. But just loooooook at it! But don't touch (venom, you guys).

Thylacine

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The thylacine, formerly native to Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea is also known as the Tazmanian tiger or Tazmanian wolf. I say formerly because they are now extinct. Sadface.

Thylacines were the largest carnivorous marsupials in modern times. As we should know, marsupials have little belly pouches. Thylacines take it a step further as both sexes have pouches (as opposed to only females like most other marsupials). They can also open their jaws up to 120 degrees, which I suppose helps when you are chomping into kangaroos and wallabies. Adorably, thylacines were unable to run very fast due to their "awkward gait" (awww). They kind of make up for it by being able to hop on its two back legs like a kangaroo.

Otters

I probably don't need to explain why I'm linking this, now do I? Courtesy of Kate C.