Manatee has been very ugdorable for a very long time 20 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm

Horned fighting frogs!! 14 Jul 2013 | 11:34 pm

The familiar horned toad isn't a toad, but this is really a frog that really has horns, and it knows how to use them. Those nasty spines which are as sharp as a pencil point grow during breeding seaso...

Giant cuddly isopod 13 Jul 2013 | 01:15 am

Are you a fan of the giant tongue-eating isopod? You read this blog, so of course you are. So you will be soooo jealous of the lucky people who got one of these stuffed ones from an aquarium in Japan....

What is the world coming to? 23 Jun 2013 | 09:49 pm

This is the World's Ugliest Dog? This is really the best we can do? Update: look at this pug that could have won instead!

Ugly animal news roundup 6 Jun 2013 | 01:07 am

Proof of what we always suspected: Who you calling ugly? Zoos prefer cute animals to less attractive species, research shows. "Selection of species into world zoos is determined by decisions made by ...

Ugly animal news roundup 6 Jun 2013 | 01:07 am

Proof of what we always suspected: Who you calling ugly? Zoos prefer cute animals to less attractive species, research shows. "Selection of species into world zoos is determined by decisions made by ...

Synchronized skipping 30 May 2013 | 08:45 pm

A trio of absolutely stunning mudskippers from the Japan Times. And some good news for a change: there are actually more of them than there used to be!

Synchronized skipping 30 May 2013 | 08:45 pm

A trio of absolutely stunning mudskippers from the Japan Times. And some good news for a change: there are actually more of them than there used to be!

Happy World Tapir Day 28 Apr 2013 | 05:19 am

Hey, why wasn't I invited to this party? After all the times I've posted about tapirs! From the Facebook page of Zoo de Cordoba, Argentina.

Happy World Tapir Day 28 Apr 2013 | 05:19 am

Hey, why wasn't I invited to this party? After all the times I've posted about tapirs! From the Facebook page of Zoo de Cordoba, Argentina.