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 ...
Blue-ringed octopus: Discover the tiny animal whose venom can kill you in 20 minutes and has no antidote
The small blue ring octopus is extremely venomous, with toxin 1,200 times more powerful than cyanide. Its bite can swiftly ...
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The scariest deep sea animals in the ocean
It uses its chin barbel as a lure to attract small fish ... This thrilling deep-sea fish was voted the world's ugliest animal by the Ugly Animal Preservation Society. But its jelly-like skin ...
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Plankton, explained
The two most prominent types of plankton in the ocean are zooplankton, which are tiny animal organisms ... form the base of aquatic food webs. Small fish, crustaceans, and zooplankton feed ...
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Paleontologists Stumble Across 15-Million-Year-Old Fish Fossils That Are So Well Preserved, Their Last Meals Are Intact
Discovered in Australia, the fossils represent a new species that lived during the Miocene epoch and highlight how iron-rich ...
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Northern Snakehead
The fast-growing creatures are carnivorous, eating zooplankton when they are young, but quickly progressing to insects, small amphibians, and other fish ... This allows the animal to absorb ...
Toothless Wonders: 10 animals that thrive without teeth
All kinds of animals are present on this Earth. Most animals have ravenous teeth that are used to hunt other animals. Here ...
Blobfish once deemed ‘world’s ugliest animal’ wins New Zealand ‘fish of the year’
Over a decade after being relegated to the “world’s ugliest animal,” the blobfish made a resounding comeback and earned the ...