International Day of Biodiversity (also known as World Biodiversity Day) is a day established by the United Nations to raise public awareness in this field. Currently, this day is celebrated on May 22 every year.

According to Wikipedia , from the time it was established by the UN General Assembly (Resolution A/RES/49/119) in 1993 until 2000, the International Day of Biological Diversity was celebrated on December 29 every year to commemorate commemorating the day the Convention on Biological Diversity came into force.

On December 20, 2000, the General Assembly decided to choose May 22 every year to commemorate the day the Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (also known as the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development). Earth Summit) in Rio de Janeiro, May 22, 1992, and partly to avoid overlapping with many other holidays taking place at the end of December.

The main task of the International Day of Biological Diversity is to attract public attention to the problem of many representatives of flora and fauna on Earth falling into irreversible extinction . The theme of this year’s International Day of Biodiversity is “Our biodiversity, our food, our health!”.

To honor the International Day of Biological Diversity, Russia’s Sputnik News Agency introduced to readers a selection of photos of the strangest animals on Earth.

Hairless mole rats live in the savannas of African countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia

Dugongs swim in the Mekong River

Proboscis monkeys are only common on the island of Borneo. This is the third largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. The island belongs to island Southeast Asia, located north of Java island, west of Sulawesi island and east of Sumatra island. Borneo is an island belonging to three countries: Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.

Lampreys – the lowest group of round-mouthed vertebrates

The snail Glaucus atlanticus is a mollusk. Another name for this creature is the Blue Dragon.

Maned wolves live in the savannas of South America, known for their legs up to 90cm long

Madagascar Aye-aye monkey in the hands of Bristol Zoo staff

Buru deer pig – an animal of the pig family with unusual fangs

Glass frog. This South American amphibian is a living guide to anatomy: under its transparent skin, all internal organs are clearly visible

Gerenuk antelope is one of the most strange animals in the world because of its long neck like a giraffe. They can stand upright on their hind legs to eat leaves and twigs instead of grazing like most antelopes.

North American star-nosed mole rats with twenty-two whiskers growing on their faces look like stars

Japanese spider crabs live at a depth of up to 800m above sea level with a weight of about 20kg, and the length of the body and legs reaches 4m

Hairy-helmeted deer live in southern China, and are notable for their fangs

Parrot fish live in the Atlantic and Caribbean waters

Ectophylla Alba bat – small bat that lives in foliage. Bats are threatened with extinction

Dumbo Octopus – deep-sea octopus, found at depths of up to 6km

Sloth – animal famous for its sedentary and slow lifestyle

The shelled mammal Chlamyphorus truncatus inhabits the arid plains of central Argentina

The Pipa pipa toad is an amphibian that lives in South America

The hedgehog Hemicentetes semispinosus lives in Madagascar

A bee with an unusual appearance, called “panda-ant”