Yellow Monkeys and Purple Snails? The Coolest Colorful Animals You’ve Never Heard Of

Even if you're an avid animal lover, we bet there are a lot of incredible (and beautiful) creatures you're not familiar with. This list of totally unexpected colorful animals covers the complete ROYGBIV of the animal kingdom.

If your day is feeling a bit drab, this full spectrum of amazing living things is about to inject it with a little life.

 

Red

Harlequin frog

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(Photo by Joel Sartore)

 

Mandrill

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(Photo by Joel Sartore)

 

Crimson rosella parrot

(Photo by Kevin Schafer)

 

Wilson's bird-of-paradise

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(Photo by Tim Laman)

 

Pink

Axolotl

(Photo by Stephen Dalton)

 

Crimson anemone and candy-striped shrimp

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(Photo by Paul Nicklen)

 

Orange

Panther chameleons

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(Photo by Christian Ziegler)

 

Yellow

Lesser bird-of-paradise

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(Photo by Tim Laman)

 

Nudibranch

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(Photo by David Doubilet)

 

Green

Frog beetle

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(Photo by Joel Sartore)

 

Sea slug

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(Photo by Tim Laman)

 

Poison dart frog

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(Photo by Anand Varma)

 

Blue

Tridacna clams

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(Photo by Paul Nicklen)

 

Red-crested turaco

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(Photo by Joel Sartore)

 

Mandarin fish

 

Nicobar pigeon

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(Photo by @travelingseas)

 

Magnificent rifle bird

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(Photo by Tim Laman)

 

Sailfish

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(Photo by Paul Nicklen)

 

Purple

Violet-crowned wood nymph

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(Photo by Anand Varma)

 

Violet-backed starling

(Photo by Joel Sartore)

 

Purple snail

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(Photo by @jessymac9)

 

Ochre stars

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(Photo by Paul Nicklen)

 

Tunicates

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(Photo by Brian Skerry)

 

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