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Some animals like to be in groups, herds or in pairs for life, while others prefer solitude, tranquility and being in company exclusively with themselves. They are not sad, melancholy or depressed animals. There are simply creatures that are like that, that are happy that way, and that have a perfect life like that, alone. Most of these animals seek companionship only at the time of reproduction.
Keep reading this PeritoAnimal article and find out the loneliest animals in the world. Maybe you identify with someone!
bears
All bears are animals that like to live alone. It's in their nature and most species are like that, especially the giant pandas that only have eyes for bamboo branches and the red pandas that are extremely shy. They prefer the company of a tree or ice cube (in the case of polar bears) than the company of other bears.
rhinos
Rhinoceros are not very tolerant of other animals. Their patience has limits and they have a somewhat strong character. For this reason, the black rhino adult prefers to remain alone and, therefore, is part of the list of the loneliest animals in the world. However, all this energy bears some fruit when it comes to mating. Only in the breeding season do males get together to court the same female.
Platypus
Platypus are semi-aquatic animals originating in Australia and with a somewhat strange physique. They have a horny spike like turtles and some birds. It's an animal that loves to live alone practically all of their lives, although they are sometimes seen in pairs.
Weasel or skunk
Well, we understand why weasels, also known as cangambá, prefer to live alone. These animals, when they feel threatened, nervous or attacked, give off a very strong odor that chases away any creature that is nearby. For the sake of other animals, including their own family, they prefer to walk alone.
Leopard
Leopards are the most eligible bachelors of the jungle, forest or savannah. Eternally cute, these felines only team up with their own kind when they are mating or raising their leopard cubs. The rest of the time they enjoy their peaceful solitude, even hunt alone. If you want to know more animals that are equally beautiful, don't miss the list of the 10 most beautiful animals in the world.
moles
Another of the loneliest animals in the world are moles. this animals love to dig holes in the earth and they don't like to share that space that it cost them so much to create. These mammals spend most of their time playing through tunnels, where there is no room for more than one mole. In fact, they surface very few times.
koalas
the koalas they are naturally solitary animals, appreciate its tranquility and therefore prefer to be alone. it is more normal to see a koala approaching a tree than another koala. Although they are very cute, their territories are well established between them and these lands are usually respected. When they are puppies, they can be seen riding on their mothers' backs, but as soon as they can fend for themselves, they move away to their solitary freedom.
Laziness
Sloths are incredibly slow and lonely creatures. They only meet in groups when they mate, otherwise they prefer to hang on a branch all day. Nothing like enjoying your own company! This must think the sloths... Although it is a slow anima, it is not the only one! Enter our article and discover the 10 slowest animals in the world, you will certainly be surprised.
Wolverine
The glutton is a mammal as strange as it is solitary, they are a mixture of bear and ancestral dog. Not only love life in solitary but prefer to get rid of the creature is your neighbor. These animals are known to seize long tracts of land for themselves, retreating miles from any neighbors and therefore, it's no wonder they selected the forests of Canada and Alaska as their vast, wild home and therefore popular for making the list of loneliest animals in the world.
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the lionfish
The lionfish had no choice but to be a solitary marine animal. The poor man is as beautiful as he is poisonous, and he certainly did it on purpose so that no one would get too close to him. All of its fins are loaded with a powerful poison and ready to attack in the presence of a predator, invader or other lionfish. Want to know more about poisonous animals? Don't miss our top 10 most poisonous animals in the world.
