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There's a lot of beautiful fish in the sea, but this one is the ugliest.

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I'm Alex Farnham and this is Animalist Breaking News.

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The blobfish was just named the world's ugliest animal by the Ugly Animal Preservation Society.

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This endangered species floats off the coast of Australia.

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Its jelly-like flesh keeps it afloat just above the ocean floor and it's not edible.

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Simon Watt of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society states we've needed an ugly face for

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endangered animals for a long time.

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The blobfish beat out a bunch of endangered animals that are very ugly and funny looking,

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clearly because its face looks like this.

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To find out how the public is reacting to this news, we asked a few animal lovers their

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opinions.

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So how do you feel about the blobfish being named the world's ugliest animal?

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I think that's just terrible.

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That's a disgrace.

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All creatures are beautiful.

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I pondered the question myself if being deemed the ugliest animal in the world is a moment

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of despair or a moment of great accomplishment.

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To answer these questions, we stopped by the studio with an in-depth interview with the

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blobfish itself.

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Thank you very much.

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Well, there you have it, folks.

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Finally, we're giving recognition to the endangered species that aren't only cute and cuddly like

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the panda bear, but ones that make you want to hurl.

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I'm Alex Farnham reporting for Animalist News.