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There's a lot [br]of beautiful fish

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in the sea, but this one

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is the ugliest.

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I'm Alex Farnham

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and this is animalist breaking news.

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The Blobfish was just named

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the world's ugliest animal

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by the Ugly Animal Preservation Society.

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This endangered species

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floats off the coast of Australia.

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It's jelly-like flesh keeps it afloat

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just above the ocean floor, and

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it's not edible.

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Simon Watt of the Ugly

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Animal Preservation Society states,

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"We've needed an ugly face

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for endangered animals, for a long time."

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The Blobfish beat out a bunch of

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endangered animals that are very

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ugly, <i>and</i> funny looking.

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Clearly because it's face looks like this:

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To find out how the public

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is reacting to this news,

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we asked a few animal lovers

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their opinions.

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(Alex Farnham): So, how do you feel

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about the Blobfish being named

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the world's ugliest animal?

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(PERSON A): I think that's just terrible.

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(PERSON B): That's a disgrace,

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all creatures are beautiful

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(Alex Farnham): I pondered the question myself:

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if being deemed

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the ugliest animal in the world

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is a moment of despair,

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or a moment of great accomplishment?

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To answer these questions,

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we stopped by the studio

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with an in depth interview

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with the Blobfish itself.

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<i>groaning noises from the Blobfish</i>

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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

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to the endangered species

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that aren't only cute and cuddly,

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like the panda bear,

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but ones that make you wanna' hurl.

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I'm Alex Farnham, reporting for

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Animalist news.