Give it up for the ugliest animal in
the world – the blobfish.
The blobfish (Psychrolutes
marcidus), a species that lives at great depths and is rarely seen has
been voted the world's ugliest animal.
The Ugly Animal Preservation Society hoped to raise
awareness about endangered animals by electing a new, aesthetically-challenged
mascot. With 200 species becoming extinct every day, the aesthetically challenged
animals needed more help because of their unappealing appearance.
More than
3000 ballots were cast in an online competition out of which the blobfish
earned 795 votes.
The blobfish lives off the coast of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. Fishers often accidentally capture it in their nets, diminishing the size of the blobfish population.
The blobfish lives off the coast of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. Fishers often accidentally capture it in their nets, diminishing the size of the blobfish population.
The kakapo,
the axolotl,
the Titicaca water frog and the proboscis monkey were
also in contention for the world's ugliest animal.
In my opinion, the best or should I say the ugliest animal won!
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