Do these animals have faces that only a mother could love? Continue through to view a gallery of animals that safarisafricana.com considers tough on the eyes because of their very distinctive features.
Proboscis monkeys are only found on the island of Borneo and make a very loud honking call to intimidate other males.
The aye-aye is a type of nocturnal lemur found only in Madagascar. They have an unusually long middle finger that helps them to locate the insects.
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Horseshoe bats have an unusual face organ that is thought to improve their echolocation ability and make them more sensitive to sound waves.
The star-nosed mole features 22 tentacle-like organs sprouting from its face that act as ultra-sensitive receptors that are used to navigate underground.
The naked mole-rat has adapted a near hairless body in order to better burrow into the ground. The very few hairs they have help them feel their environment.
The Roti Island snake-necked turtle has a neck so long that it is unable to fully retract into its shell.
Male elephant seals have an extraordinarily large nose that grows for about five years!
Vultures often act as nature's clean-up crew and love to pick at carcasses on the African plains.
The marabou stork is one of the world's biggest birds. They sport bald heads with the exception of a few wisps of hair.