The World's Saddest Looking Fish May Soon Become Extinct!
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No matter how you look at it, the Blobfish has to be one of the most miserable looking animals you have probably ever encountered. And, it has a reason to be - If the fisherman continue to overfish this glum looking animal, it will soon disappear forever!
The blobfish is a deep sea fish that can be found off the coast of mainland Australia and the island of Tasmania. With very few muscles, the fish is primarily a mass of gelatin with a density that is slightly less than the ocean water. This enables it to float around on the ocean bed, without swimming or exerting any energy! As it bobs around, it feeds off anything edible that floats its way.
While not edible, blobfish live so close to the ocean bed, that they often get caught in the nets thrown to catch lobsters. As deep sea fishing becomes more prevalent in the region, an increasing number of blobfish are being pulled up - leading scientists to believe that they may soon become extinct. Now that would be really sad wouldn't it?
sources: wikipedia.org, dailymail,co.uk
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thedarkknight12over 10 yearsthat is sad- BOSS MODEover 10 yearsIt's sad that they are becoming extinct. Also the picture on top looks like a sad Mario pancake without a hat.
kell-bellover 10 yearsThat is so sad! ;(- lexiover 10 yearsit's so cute!!!!
- Eric0013over 10 yearsHa ha ha ha ha!That thing looks like a sad old dood
mindy910over 10 yearsI THINK IT HAS THE RIGHT TO LIVE JUST LIKE WE DO! WE ARENT ANY BETTER THAN THE BLOB FISH! UGLY OR NOT, NO MATTER THE APPEARANCE, ANY LIVING THING HAS THE RIGHT TO LIVE!!!! AND IF YOU THINK THE BLOB FISH IS UGLY, CLOSE YOUR EYES!
goldfishyjover 10 yearsI completely understand! Those fishermen had better quit catching them, and if they do on accident, they should put them back immediately!- kell-bellover 10 yearsI agree. Except we do have souls and blob fish don't really have them, But I know just how you feel!
- mindy910over 10 yearsthat is so sad! i love the blob fish
ikyra_marieover 10 yearsi hope they don't go extinct.If you really look at it, it is sort of cute.- elizzyover 10 yearsI do think they look sad. And they do have a right to be too. LONG LIVE THE BLOBFISH!
- big heartover 10 yearsI do not care what it looks like it is a living creature who cares what it looks like it has a right to live
