<p><strong>This was a banner year for the bizarre, with a <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141023-virgin-birth-pythons-snakes-animals-science/">snake virgin birth</a>, an <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/11/141125-sea-devil-deep-sea-fish-animals-science">extremely rare black sea devil</a>, and a <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/11/141112-unicorn-deer-slovenia-antlers-science-animals/">real-life unicorn</a> making headlines in <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/archives/weird-wild/">Weird &amp; Wild</a>.</strong></p><p dir="ltr">Luckily for our fans, we've rounded up our editors' picks of the ten best weird stories of 2014. (<a href="http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2013/12/24/animals-weirdest-oddest-2013-editors-picks/">See the weirdest stories of 2013</a>.)</p><p dir="ltr">Tenth on our list of oddest animal stories is the <a href="http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2014/02/19/animals-science-purple-frogs-india-calls/">unusual mating strategy of the Indian purple frog</a>, also known as the pig-nosed frog, an endangered species (pictured) native to the mountains of India's <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1342">Western Ghats</a>.</p><p dir="ltr">Males of the colorful <a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/">amphibian</a>, discovered in 2003, call to attract females from underground—a strange method of courtship, according to a study published in February.</p><p>Keep clicking for more news on Mother Nature's oddest phenomena.</p><p><em>—Christine Dell'Amore, photo gallery by Mallory Benedict</em></p>