27 Things Which Only Exist In One Place

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The world is getting smaller, and thanks to the internet it's pretty easy to get your hands on anything, no matter where you are. But there are a few holdouts. Some naturally-occuring things can still only be found in one small, specific spot.

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Venus flytraps naturally grow only on the coasts of North and South Carolina. CRACKED COM

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The Malabar giant squirrel is unlike the rodents you usually see in your backyard, and they can only be found in India. They can grow up to 36 inches

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Entry by Andrea Meno

The African penguin lives on Africa's southern coast and nearby islands. They're nicknamed jackass penguins, because they make noises just like donkey

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In the wild, the SATANIC LEAF TAILED GECKO can be found only on the island of Madagascar. Well, that's where you have to look, anyway. Once there, goo

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Entry by JohnnyWest42

CRACKED COM SAILING STONES are a mysterious natural phenomenon found only on dry lakebeds in California and Nevada. Rocks appear to move by themselves

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Entry by SharonN

CRACKEDCON DALLOL, ETHIOPIA is the only place on Earth where colorful acid pools come from inorganic oxidation (as opposed to bacteria or other life).

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The Golden Rocket Frog (Anomaloglossus beebei) has only ever been spotted in a single mountainous area of a Guyana rainforest. It lives inside bromeli

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Macaulayite is a red mineral found in a small corner in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and possibly on the whole surface of Mars. The mineral forms when gran

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The New Guinea Singing Dog, known for its unique vocalization is native to the highlands in New Guinea.. With their natural population dwindling, thes

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Living Emoji? The Happy Face Spider is Found Only in Hawaii : CRACKED COM

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Many of Hawaii's native caterpillars have evolved to become carnivorous. They camouflage themselves as leaves or twigs and then use their pincers to g

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Western Underground Orchid, found uniquely in Western Australia, lives and blooms underground. This rare subterranean species has no green parts and l

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The marine iguana is the only ocean ocean-going lizard on the planet. It can hold its breath under water for up to 60 minutes. These unique creatures

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Entry by Andrea Meno

This is Nepenthes attenboroughii, a plant that eats rodents. They only live on the top of a single mountain in the Philippines (luckily), and their ap

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Thorny Devil Lizard The Thorny Devil Lizard has the ability to absorb water from its scales on any part of its body. It presents a false head on the b

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The long-tailed slug (Ibycus rachelae), also known as the 'ninja slug, can only be found in Borneo. How is it a ninja, you ask? Because to reproduce

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These fluffy looking shrubs are aptly named Vegetable Sheep, since they could be easily be mistaken for a flock of sheep from a distance. They are onl

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Fingerite is one of the rarest of all minerals. A vanadium/ copper compound, it's only been found on the slopes of a single mountain: lzalco Volcano,

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Aptly named the happiest animal on Earth. quokkas live mostly in Rottnestisland,Australia. Around 10,000-12,000 of these cute mammals live on the para

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CRACKEDcO Tree lobsters are considered the rarest insects in the world, and can only be found in Lord Howe Island, Australia. Thought to be extinct in

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Hazenite is one of the rarest minerals, found only at a specific place under certain conditions. These ultra rare crystals form in Mono Lake, Californ

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Macquarie Island is the only place where rocks from the Earth's mantle (between the outer core and crust) actually emerge above sea level.

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The largest freshwater invertebrate can only be found in the north-west of Tasmania. The Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish can grow up to 31 inches

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CRAGR The lnaccessible Island Rail is the world's smallest flightless bird, and you'd have to go on an odyssey to find one. The Inaccessible Island is

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CRACKEDCO COM The Texas Blind Salamander is only found in a small area of Texas. And your nightmares.

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Entry by Andrea Meno

CRACKED COM This is the world's smallest chameleon, Brookesia micra. It lives only on Nosy Hara, an uninhabited island off Madagascar with an area of