Sports Figures That Look Like Animals

Fela Anikulapo Kuti was quick to point out that some people are animals in human skin, Abami Eda did not lie as some of us bear a strong resemblance to other nonhuman creatures from around the animal kingdom.

Sportunes will be unleashing from time to time - sports figures who look like animals and they all have more than a little in common with the furry, scaled and four-legged friends we share this planet with.

Butterbean—Beluga Whale



For those of you who are unfamiliar with the man, Eric “Butterbean” Esch is an American heavyweight boxer and mixed martial artist, we paid tribute to him last month (HERE).

A tidbit you might not know is that Esch was raised in captivity at the San Diego Zoo and is the first member of his pod to evolve into a being capable of traversing dry land.*