A lot of what we love about animals are their fur style and colorations. Without the hair (for whatever reason), they just look like little aliens. And the results are either painfully cute... or absolutely terrifying.
1.) Rabbits: This little guy was born in 2009, almost completely hairless.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
Later, he grew a normal amount of fur... but got a little less adorable.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
2.) Spectacled Bears: Dolores the spectacled bear, and her female companions at a zoo in Germany, all lost their hair.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
It's thought to be a genetic condition. A frightening, genetic condition.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
3.) Hedgehogs: Betty the hedgehog is completely bald, but folks at Foxy Lodge rescue center aren't entirely sure why.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
She's still cute as can be, though.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
4.) Parrots: Oscar the 35 year-old Moluccan parrot had Beak and Feather disease.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
The condition forced her to pick out her own feathers because they irritated her.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
5.) Raccoons: This raccoon was spotted losing its hair, most likely due to mange (which is fairly common in wildlife).
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
Found in Ontario, Canada, little Gizmo here must have struggled with the freezing cold Canadian weather having no fur.
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These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
6.) Squirrels: Don't mistake these bald squirrels for chipmunks or rats!
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
Many squirrels can lose their hair due to a mite infestation.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
7.) Guinea Pigs: Although this little guy looks like a hippo, he is actually a guinea pig.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
Hairless guinea pig breeds are known as "skinny pigs" and can be purchased from breeders. ADORABLE.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
From now on, he shall be known as Skinny Pig.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
8.) Penguins: This bald penguin was rejected by its mother for not having a fluffy coat at a Chinese aquarium.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
Zookeepers were able to give him proper nutrition so that he could grow his downy feathers and be introduced to his family.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
9.) Rats: Hairless rats can be bred by combining certain genetic traits.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
Scientists use hairless rats to study compromised immune systems and kidney disease.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
They can also be kept as pets.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
I don't like rats and I especially don't like hairless ones!
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
10.) Chimpanzees: Chimps can suffer from alopecia, an illness that results in hair loss. This disease also affects humans.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
11.) Dogs: There are quite a few breeds of dogs that don't have hair, like this Peruvian Hairless.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
Typically, the dogs are safe for allergy sufferers.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
You might think that this pup should have considered using Rogaine when he was younger, however, this pooch is a hairless khlala, which is a breed of hairless dog. To add insult to injury, this dog was voted the 2002 Ugliest Dog in The World.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
While this dainty little dog breed isn't completely hairless (check out that mohawk!), the stark contrast of the wispy tufts of fur on his head and paws in contrast with their hairless body make for one cute and interesting-looking pet. Unfortunately, the skin of a Chinese Crested is susceptible to allergies, sunburn and the cold, so extra care must be taken to maintain its health.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
12.) Wombats: Karmann the wombat was an orphan. Typically, wombats stay in their mother's pouch until they are 7 months-old.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
As he grows, he will gain normal wombat fur and coloration.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
13.) Baboons: This hairless baboon was spotted in the wild, but it's thought that the cause of her hairlessness was alopecia.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
14.) Kangaroos: Sabrina the baby kangaroo was abandoned by her mother. In the wild, kangaroos stay in their mother's pouch until they are old enough (and furry enough) to come out.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
15.) Hamsters: Hairless Syrian hamsters are the result of a specific gene.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
16.) Cinder the chimp, also known as "The Naked Chimp", became a very famous example of an animal with the rare condition of alopecia areata.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
17.) This little guy might be bald now, but the news for him isn't so bad! All aardvarks are born fragile and hairless, but once they grow older they become less fragile and grow fur.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
18.) Like many "hairless" animals, Sphynx have a fine down on their bodies, which feels like the skin of a peach. This breed of cat was developed in the 1960s, when a domestic cat gave birth to a furless kitten. Breeders then crossbred those kittens with normal-coated cats to create the Sphynx as we know it today
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
This is what the Sphynx looks like all grown up. Personally I prefer my kitties with fur to cuddle up to.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
19.) These two spiny anteaters don't have any hair. But they have plenty of little spines sticking out of their back.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
20.) This poor little caterpillar is bald and albino at the same time.
These 20 Animals Look Totally Different Without Their Hair. The Bear Blew My Mind.
If you're ever walking through the woods late at night, hopefully you never encounter a hairless raccoon
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