The ugliest animal in the world, blobfish

2 years ago

You probably can't look any more miserable than the blobfish, which has been called the world's ugliest animal. The blobfish's funny body, actually helps it survive the harsh underwater environment. Blobfish live very, very deep in the ocean. Not many animals can survive where the blobfish lives. It's pitch black down there because the sunlight doesn't reach that far; The temperature was only a few degrees above freezing; The pressure is very high. What is this stress we're talking about? If you're at the bottom of the ocean, the weight of the water pressing down on you is putting a lot of pressure on you. It squeezes you, like a really, really tight bear hug! The blobfish's "ugliness" is actually a plus! It has a slimy, jelly-like body that can handle the squeeze of all the underwater pressure. In fact, it has almost no muscles and very few bones. It's almost pure squeeze! But it is still able to move and feed because its spots make it buoyant.

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