The animal world is full of interesting things that we have not discovered yet. In this article, Toplist will bring you a list of the most smelly animals in the world.
Wild hoof chicken
Stinkbird or Stinkbird is a bird found in the jungle area along the Amazon River. This bird is considered to have the most unusual digestive system in the bird kingdom. Their food will be digested by the large intestine rather than the small intestine, similar to that of ruminants such as buffaloes and cows. The process of digesting leaves, flowers and fruits of the Claw Chicken causes the food to rot, just getting close to this bird you will clearly see the smell of food like the smell of feces. One thing that helps them get rid of humans is that meat has a terrible smell, so to eat our meat, humans must be people who are not afraid of its smell.
Wild claw chicken has a body length of about 65 cm, a long neck, a small head, it has a blue face, red eyes. On the head there are yellow hairs growing out like a crest, above the neck and back is a black with white streaks, the abdomen and thighs are chestnut, finally a yellow-orange under the neck and tail end. The wild-claw is a leaf-eating bird that makes up 80% of their diet, while flowers only 10% and fruit 8%, it also eats insects and other small animals but mules completely by chance.
Wild claw chickens have an unusual digestive system in birds, it also has another name based on the bad smell on their body that is mink.
Tamandua tetradacty
Tamandua tetradacty is a species of anteater mammal found in South American countries such as Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. This animal is often the prey of carnivores such as jaguars when hungry. Because animals when attacked Tamandua tetradactyla will emit a terrible odor from the anal glands under the tail that makes carnivores stay away.
We can definitely smell them if we stand about 50 meters away. The food of Tamandua tetradacty is ants, termites, and bees. Its very powerful nose claws can be used to break up insect nests or defend themselves.
Bombardier beetle
Possessing one of the chemicals called hydroquinone, another containing hydrogen peroxide, is used in the hair dye and beauty industry. When attacked or hunted, Bombardier beetles will mix two chemicals together, which will boil, forming a sticky mucus with an extremely unpleasant odor, to kill other insects or as a predator. The enemy did not dare to come near.
While not powerful enough to kill or severely damage larger predators, the stinky mix burns and soils the skin, terrifying enemies when it comes close.
Weasel Gulo
The wolf (Gulo gulo) is also known by another name, the skunk bear, because of its carnivorous bear-like appearance and terrible smell. They mainly grow in the northern taiga, subarctic and alpine tundra in the Northern Hemisphere.
Although they have the English name Wolverine (the werewolf in the hit X-Men series), they have nothing to do with wolves. The Gulo weasel is unlike the animals on this list, as it uses its distinctive smell to protect itself from other mammals. They use secretions from the anus to mark their territory, signaling readiness to mate for a mate.
Elaphe carinata
Elaphe carinata is a species of snake in the family Water snakes. Also known as the stink goddess, and has no venom. Elaphe carinata is also known as the rat snake. Elaphe carinata snakes' anus will secrete a special substance when threatened. Their food is rats and other snakes including cobras.
Upupa
Upupa or "The Hoopoe" is a bird of the Hoopoe family, common in Africa and Asia, they will make you "terrible" and do not want to see again. When female Upupa incubate or lay eggs, they chemically transform a rotten-flesh-smelling liquid into their feathers. To protect their nests, Upupa birds will discharge these substances on the heads of all guests who do not dare to come close to their home territory.
Tasmanian Devil Mouse
A carnivorous marsupial native to the island of Tasmania, Australia. To protect themselves from other animals, they will release substances with strong odors accompanied by loud cries.
The Tasmanian Devil Rat uses its keen sense of smell and hearing to find prey or carcasses. As carnivorous marsupials, the Tasmanian Devil Rats are essentially carnivores, picking up anything they come across. But the Tasmanian Devil Rat also hunts live prey such as small mammals and birds. Due to its sharp teeth and strong jaws, this demon can eat almost any type of carcass, including bones.
Tasmanian Devil Rats often congregate together for carnivores — that's where most of the growling and screaming happens! As canyon foragers, they consume large amounts of food at once. As scavengers, Tasmanian devils also help their habitat by eating almost anything lying around, no matter how old or rotten.
African striped skunk
The African striped skunk or Ictonyx striatus is a carnivorous ferret, closely related to the Gulo weasel above. They are known for their distinctive odor. Like the Gulo weasel, the African striped skunk uses substances from its anal glands to mark its territory and spray it into the eyes of its predators.
The African striped skunk inhabits a wide range of habitats including dry woodland shrubs and sometimes, in tropical forests. The African striped skunk inhabits mainly the foothills of mountains and has some trees or shrubs in its general range. African striped skunks generally avoid hot desert areas and are heavily wooded.
Musk beef
The cows that lived in the Arctic hundreds of thousands of years ago also have a "sweet scent" that makes you nauseous immediately. During mating season, bulls release a foul-smelling liquid from special glands near the eyes, which then clings to its fur. This odor is created to attract cows.
During the summer, the musk ox lives in humid areas, such as river valleys, and moves up into the higher mountains in winter. Their diet includes arctic willow grass, lichens and moss under the snow. When food is plentiful, they eat more succulent and nutritious grasses. Musk cows can store large amounts of fat before pregnancy to provide milk for their calves and to adapt to food shortages.
Mephitidae
Mephitidae is an animal of the skunk family, just hearing the name you know how famous they are. If you encounter them in the wild, the best way is to stay away. Because whenever they feel their life is in danger, they will launch this stench mixture at the enemy. No matter how many times you shower, the smell still haunts you for a long time.
If the skunk gets too close, it will spew out sulfuric thiol, a gas that smells like rotten onions. Not only stuns the opponent, this gas also causes respiratory arrest and temporary blindness, enough time for the ferret to flee. This smell is produced in the anal gland, the weasel can shoot this terrible smell in the face of the enemy from a distance of more than 2 meters.
Sea rabbit
Sea hares or Anaspidea use purple water streaks that will be secreted from the Sea Rabbit's glands, quickly spreading around and paralyzing the olfactory nerves of marine predators around them.
Sea hares can avoid enemies negatively, but also know how to defend actively. In the body of sea rabbits, there are 2 epidemic glands: purple gland below the outer membrane edge, when meeting an enemy, it secretes purple fluid that makes the sea water turn purple, escaping the enemy's sight to escape. And another toxic gland is located in front of the outer membrane, which can secrete a milky, acidic fluid with an unpleasant odor, which is its chemical weapon.
