Showing posts with label Ugly Animal Preservation Society. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ugly Animal Preservation Society. Show all posts

Monday, December 2, 2013

Sympathy for the ugliest animal in the world

by Brandon Peoples

Meet the blobfish, one of my favorite underwater underdogs. The blobfish lives in incredibly deep water (up to 4,000 feet!) off the coast of Australia, where it whiles away the days hovering over the bottom and eating whatever drifts in front of it.
Blobfish aren't exactly the most charming fish in the sea. Source

The blobfish has a face only a mother could love. In fact, it’s downright ugly.

Its thick, fleshy lips are curved into a constant frown and its body looks like it’s made out of bleached-out cherry Jell-O. On top of that, it’s got small beady eyes, stubby little pectoral fins, and a nose that looks like a dripping extension of its forehead.

Everyone loves to hate the blobfish. Its sappy looking image is plastered all over the