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'World's ugliest animal' named fish of the year
Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has been named New Zealand's Fish of the Year in a competition created by the conservation nonprofit ...
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Blobfish, once dubbed 'world's ugliest animal,' named fish of the year in New Zealand
Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has been named New Zealand's Fish of the Year in a competition created by the conservation ...
The world’s ugliest animal is celebrated as New Zealand’s fish of the year
But voters in a New Zealand contest were ... been the subject of so much name-calling. Despite its high profile as the ...
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Voters Crown the ‘World’s Ugliest Animal’ as New Zealand’s Fish of the Year
"Mr. Blobby" is a blobfish discovered in 2003 off the coast of New ... animal—did manage to win over the hearts and minds of many New Zealanders. This week, the blobfish was crowned New Zealand ...
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Blobfish’s remarkable comeback story, from ‘world’s ugliest animal’ to New Zealand’s fish of the year
A 2012 editorial in New Zealand’s Stuff noted that “the cuteness factor” of some animal species has been the subject of scientific analysis, “through which it was determined that cute ...
'World's ugliest animal' is New Zealand's fish of the year
Once dubbed the world's ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was crowned this week as Fish of the Year by a New Zealand environmental group. The ...