Though humans are members of the animal kingdom, only a select few of us feel comfortable studying the creatures around us.  Scientists use animals to research everything from evolutionary history to the curing of disease; yet many of the important animals that scientists study look creepy to the layman.  Here is a collection of animals that scientists love to inspect—which the rest of us just find creepy. 10 Almiqui Since its discovery in 1836, only thirty-five specimens of almiqui have been caught.  The family that it belongs to, the solenodons, have been around for seventy-six million years.  That rarity, and the fact that … Continue reading Candidates for a B-Horror Flick?