[imagesource: Micheal Wilson / Ledger Correspondant]

Nature can be pretty weird sometimes.

People have used Photoshop to merge already existing animals, like a penguin with a killer whale’s head, or a duck’s head on a horse’s body, or… you can have a look over here to see what I mean.

But the real, original creator is Mother Nature herself, who has come up with the animals we know and love and some lesser-known, slightly freaky wonders, too.

A giraffe is certainly odd-looking, but we’re used to them, so they’re less surprising than say, a sheepshead fish:

Image: Jennette’s Pier / Facebook

Per the BBC, this fish recently surfaced on Facebook when Jennette’s Pier, a fishing destination in Nag’s Head, North Carolina, posted a photo.

The rare fish, with a mouthful of molars that resemble that of a sheep (or even a human), was caught by Nathan Martin, a regular on the pier who had been hoping to land one.

I am not sure how it is possible to stomach something with a mouth like that, but I won’t yuck another person’s yum.

The fish’s teeth are used for catching prey, like shellfish and clams, and then grinding them up nicely.

Here’s a different sheepshead fish, for a second opinion:

Image: FACEBOOK/SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Better teeth than many Brits I know.

Some comments from the Facebook post are worth a mention:

[source:bbc]