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Blobfish - Sciences, Education, Art, Writing, UFO - Posted: 14th Sep, 2013 - 10:11pm
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I really don't know why they crowned him the ugliest animal because for me, he is super cute and his features are quite human-like.
QUOTE Behold, the blobfish. This sad-faced, gelatinous sea creature has just become the world's ugliest animal, beating out the kakapo parrot, proboscis monkey and other "Aesthetically challenged" Contenders in an online contest run by the Ugly Animal Society.
The endangered blobfish lives off the coast of southeastern Australia and Tasmania and is often caught in fishermen's nets. It won the contest with 795 votes.
"We've needed an ugly face for endangered animals for a long time and I've been amazed by the public's reaction," Society president Simon Watt said in a statement. "For too long the cute and fluffy animals have taken the limelight, but now the blobfish will be a voice for the mingers who always get forgotten... Source 6
The endangered blobfish lives off the coast of southeastern Australia and Tasmania and is often caught in fishermen's nets. It won the contest with 795 votes.
"We've needed an ugly face for endangered animals for a long time and I've been amazed by the public's reaction," Society president Simon Watt said in a statement. "For too long the cute and fluffy animals have taken the limelight, but now the blobfish will be a voice for the mingers who always get forgotten... Source 6
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