The annual competition, held by the Mountain to Sea Conservation Trust, aims to raise awareness for New Zealand's freshwater ...

At the center, animal experts found small wounds on Parrot’s Feather’s back flipper, grazes on his front flipper tips, and some scrapes on his chin and nose. But the resilient seal wasn’t ...

Beauty is subjective. What one person finds ugly, another might find fascinating or even endearing. A case that has applied for the blobfish. They were once declared the world's ugliest animal, but ...

The blobfish is specially adapted to life in the deep ocean, but it looks like a shapeless blob when brought to the surface.

You know that unsettling feeling you get when you're swimming in a freshwater body, and some underwater plant grazes your ...

Which creature will reign supreme in March Madness 2025? From beasts and birds to mythical icons, team mascots bring the ...

Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has been named New Zealand's ...

It has been a dramatic change of fortunes for the blobfish. Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the ...

With the rise of Artificial Intelligence and the uncertainty of the geopolitical moment, it seems appropriate to start 2025 with some surreal fiction. So how about “Blob: A Love Story,” starring a ...

Researchers in New Zealand saw a colorful blob on top of a shark’s head. When they looked closer, they realized it had eight ...

A New Zealand-based nonprofit announced the blobfish as the winner of its "Fish of the Year" vote, years after it was named ...