大自然版神奇动物在哪里：你们真不是P的吗

The gerenuk is, unsurprisingly upon inspection, the longest-necked antelope on earth. Found in the Horn of Africa, they use their lithe appendages to reach high-growing foliage.

Gerenuks can also stand on their hind legs and use their gangly forelegs to feed - sometimes reaching up as high as eight feet.

Their somewhat comical stature is only enhanced by their large ears, which help them keep cool in the searing African heat.

Ribbon seals inhabit pack ice in the north Pacific Ocean and the adjacent fringes of the Arctic Ocean, and due to their remote habitat, little is actually known about them.

Adults all have four white bands on their black bodies, but are born completely white.

It has been suggested that their distinctive markings help them identify one another during mating season, but that the pattern also works to camouflage them when seen from a distance against the broken ice and water.

This spindly-legged mammal is not a fox, nor, as its name suggests, a wolf. The maned wolf lives across central regions in South America and possess big ears and very long legs. Unlike wolves or dogs, they mate for life with one partner and don't form packs.

Generally they are shy beings but if threatened, the fur on the scruff of their necks puffs up - thus the name.

These startling peacocks are not albinos, but rather a subspecies of the blue peacock born by genetic mutation.

White peacocks boast beautiful blue eyes but thanks to a lack of melanin have no colour to their plumage.

When two of them breed, their chicks are yellow but all turn white, so they have been mated and multiplied in captivity. Generally, though, they remain a rare sight.

Much like the white peacock, this magnificent creature is of the same species as a brown reindeer but is another case of a genetic mutation.

White reindeer, which appear in the wilds of Finland, Norway and Sweden, are extremely rare, though they have been born in captivity elsewhere, including England. In their northern homeland, they are seen by some as magical and a signal of good luck.

More widespread than its Japanese cousin, the southern flying squirrel is a remarkable critter found across the US and Canada.

They are nocturnal, and very social - choosing not to hibernate during winter but instead curling up together in groups of more than 20 and hiding in tree hollows.

Again, they don't actually fly but they are capable of gliding for distances of more than 100 feet.

Upon first glance, the Chinese water deer doesn't appear particularly peculiar, until you zone in on their mouths.

These primitive deer grow long fangs instead of antlers, which they use to fight one another, and have a wide vocal range of 'barks' and screeches when alarmed.

Despite their Chinese heritage, around ten per cent of their world population now resides in the East of England.

Nice feathers, very impressive feet.

The blue footed booby is a bird found in tropical regions of the Pacific Ocean, and particularly the Galapagos islands. It gets its brightly-coloured walkers from the carotenoid pigments present in its food.

When mating season rolls around, males perform splendid dances to showcase these dazzling feet - and the bluer the better in terms of attraction.

The dumbo octopus is a rare breed, often called the Blind Octopus due to its large but rather useless eyes.

It lives very deep in the ocean and can use jet propulsion to move through the water, as well as a crawling motion to cross the seabed.

Although not much is known about these shy ocean dwellers, they can grow up to six feet long and are capable of changing colour.