Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This sea creature may have just experienced the "ugly duckling" glowup of the fish world. Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal, ...

Poor old blobfish. Droopy, gelatinous and with a large bulbous nose, the blobfish rose to fame when it was voted the ugliest ...

Beauty is in the eyes of Mr. Blobby’s beholders. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The blobfish, a deep-sea creature, has been ...

The blobfish beat out the kakopo, axolotl, the Titicaca water frog and the proboscis monkey to win the competition by over 10,000 votes. The idea for the Ugly Animal Preservation Society started with ...

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, especially in New Zealand. A New Zealand-based environmental nonprofit, the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, announced over the weekend its annual "Fish of ...

From deadly 'living fossils' to glowing sea angels, the ocean floor is home to creatures almost alien to us. Here are five incredible creatures straight from the deep. The deep sea is a world few will ...

Over a decade after being relegated to the “world’s ugliest animal,” the blobfish made a resounding comeback and earned the “fish of the year” title in New Zealand. The decidedly unattractive creature ...

It has been a dramatic change of fortunes for the blobfish. Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the world’s ugliest animal. But now it has been voted New Zealand’s “fish of the year ...

The blobfish was crowned the world’s ugliest animal in 2013 — a title it still defends today. But that distinction was based on what this creature looks like on land. But drop this fellow 9,200 feet ...

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This sea creature may have just experienced the "ugly duckling" glowup of the fish world. Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has been ...