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Discover 24 amazing blue animals \u2013 some common, some rare. And there may even be some surprises… blue bee anyone? <\/p>

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Published: Thursday, 04 July 2024 at 10:25 AM<\/p>

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Blue might be one of nature’s rarest colours, but blue animals are more common than you think. Meet our favourite blue animals, from the common to the rare \u2013 and be prepared for some surprises…<\/strong><\/p>

24 amazing blue animals<\/h2>

The male is what gives this American bird species its name, Indigo bunting. It is a bright and pretty blue colour in order to attract a female during the breeding months, with brown plumage in winter. The female is a disappointing brown all year round.<\/p>

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Blue poison dart frogs from Surinam, South America. \u00a9 Getty Images<\/p>

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The showy and dazzling peacock in all its glory \u00a9 Getty Images<\/p>

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Blue-speckled tree monitor, found on the island of Batanta in Indonesia. \u00a9 Westranger\/Getty Images<\/p>

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Can this be real? A beautiful blue dragon sea slug. \u00a9 S.Rohrlach\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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By-the-wind sailors live in warm and temperate oceans around the world. \u00a9 Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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A blue carpenter bee, Xylocopa caerulea, on a flower.<\/figcaption><\/figure>

The blue carpenter bee (Xylocopa caerulea<\/em>) from south-east Asia. \u00a9 Getty Images<\/p>

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Blue tit in spring on a small branch. \u00a9 Mark L Stanley\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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A Portuguese man o’ war (Physalia physalis) washed up on St. Catherine’s Beach in Bermuda<\/figcaption><\/figure>

A washed up Portuguese Man o\u2019 War<\/a> – watch out for its sting! \u00a9 Getty images<\/p>

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Common blue butterfly on marjoram. \u00a9 Ian West\/Oxford Scientific\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The Grand Cayman blue iguana. \u00a9 Michael Fitzsimmons\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Sri Lankan blue magpie in Sri Lanka. \u00a9 feathercollector\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Portrait Blue Bielzia coerulans slug crawls over dry leaves in forest. Carpathian blue slug or blue slug selective focus<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Blue Bielzia coerulans slug\u00a0\u00a9 getty Images<\/p>

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Blue jays in the snow. \u00a9 Gary Carter\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Striped surgeonfish at the Great Barrier Reef, Unesco World Heritage Site. \u00a9 Norbert Probst\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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A young panther chameleon. \u00a9 fotoclick\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Common kingfisher in Sussex, UK. \u00a9 Lillian King\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Blue shark in the sunlight at Gordon’s Bay, Azores. \u00a9 Margriet Tilstra\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Blue shark<\/a> in the sunlight at Gordon’s Bay, Azores. \u00a9 Margriet Tilstra\/Getty Images<\/p>

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Blue-winged kookaburra. \u00a9 Rini Kools\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Eastern bluebird. \u00a9 Gary Carter\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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An emperor dragonfly. \u00a9 Anne Richardson\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Blue-girdled angelfish, also known as majestic angelfish, swimming past soft corals in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. \u00a9 Georgette Douwma\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Normally brown in colour, male sinai agama lizards turn blue in the mating season to attract females. \u00a9 Grandbrothers\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The blue whale is probably one blue animal everyone can name. Blue whales are actually blue-grey, but they appear brilliantly turquoise in the water as they reflect the blue sky. \u00a9 Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/body><\/html>\n
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