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1[br]00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:04,360[br]There's a lot of beautiful fish[br]in the sea, but this one's the ugliest.

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2[br]00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:07,520[br](Alex Farnham): I'm Alex Farnham and[br]this is Animalist Breaking News.

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3[br]00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:14,000[br]The blobfish was just named[br]the world's ugliest animal

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4[br]00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,460[br]by the Ugly Animal[br]Preservation Society.

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5[br]00:00:17,460 --> 00:00:22,000[br]This endangered species floats[br]off the coast of Australia.

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6[br]00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,000[br]Its jelly-like flesh keeps it[br]afloat just above the ocean floor

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7[br]00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:28,000[br]and it's not edible.

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8[br]00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,640[br](Simon Watt): We've needed an[br]ugly face for endangered animals

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9[br]00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:33,280[br]for a long time.

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10[br]00:00:35,740 --> 00:00:38,440[br]The blobfish beat out many other[br]endangered animals

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11[br]00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:41,140[br]that are very ugly and[br]funny looking,

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12[br]00:00:41,140 --> 00:00:45,940[br]clearly because its face[br]looks like this.

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13[br]00:00:45,940 --> 00:00:48,240[br](Reporter): To find out how the[br]public is reacting to this news,

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14[br]00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:50,240[br]we asked a few animal lovers[br]their opinions.

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15[br]00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,480[br](Reporter): How do you feel about the[br]blobfish being named world's ugliest animal?

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16[br]00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,100[br](Interviewee 1): I think that's[br]just terrible.

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17[br]00:00:57,100 --> 00:00:57,980[br](Interviewee 2): That's a disgrace.

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18[br]00:00:57,980 --> 00:01:00,080[br](Interviewee 3): All creatures[br]are beautiful.

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19[br]00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:04,980[br](Alex Farnham): Being deemed the ugliest[br]animal in the world - is it a moment

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20[br]00:01:04,980 --> 00:01:09,440[br]of despair or a moment of[br]great accomplishment?

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21[br]00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:13,800[br]To answer these questions, we stopped[br]by the studio for an interview

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22[br]00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,940[br]with the blobfish itself.

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23[br]00:01:17,940 --> 00:01:18,940[br][silence from blobfish]

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24[br]00:01:18,940 --> 00:01:20,440[br]Well, there you have it, folks.

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25[br]00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:23,020[br]Finally, we're giving recognition to[br]endangered species that aren't just

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26[br]00:01:23,020 --> 00:01:25,020[br]cute and cuddly like the panda bear,

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27[br]00:01:25,020 --> 00:01:27,760[br]but ones that make you[br]want to hurl.

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28[br]00:01:27,980 --> 00:01:31,520[br](Alex Farnham): I'm Alex Farnham[br]reporting for Animalist News.