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Fish-drop - officially the ugliest animal in the world
With voting Society for the Protection of ugly animals choose their talisman
Many of you have probably heard about the organizations involved in the protection and the protection of a variety of animals from extinction and extermination. Recently, one of them - the British Society for the Protection of ugly animals - has chosen its mascot. This honorable role went to inhabitants of the ocean depths goby psihrolyutu-known throughout the world as the fish drop.
Marine animals live at a depth of 600 to 1,200 meters off the coast of Tasmania and Australia and eats lobsters and crabs, because of what often gets together with them in a network of fishing trawlers - it causes significant damage to the population, while the fish itself is inedible. It reaches 30 cm in length and the density of its gelatinous body a little less than the density of water, which allows it to perfectly withstand tremendous pressure.
The online voting was attended by several thousand people who are not indifferent to the problems of the ugliest animals, and fish-drop in this struggle was able to defeat several worthy opponents, among whom were zhabovidnaya lizard telmatobius culeus (species of frogs), and even humped jumping slug.
On results of the competition at the Festival of Science in Newcastle on September 12 announced a biologist Simon Watt, Life President of the Society for Protection of ugly animals:
Many of you have probably heard about the organizations involved in the protection and the protection of a variety of animals from extinction and extermination. Recently, one of them - the British Society for the Protection of ugly animals - has chosen its mascot. This honorable role went to inhabitants of the ocean depths goby psihrolyutu-known throughout the world as the fish drop.
Marine animals live at a depth of 600 to 1,200 meters off the coast of Tasmania and Australia and eats lobsters and crabs, because of what often gets together with them in a network of fishing trawlers - it causes significant damage to the population, while the fish itself is inedible. It reaches 30 cm in length and the density of its gelatinous body a little less than the density of water, which allows it to perfectly withstand tremendous pressure.
The online voting was attended by several thousand people who are not indifferent to the problems of the ugliest animals, and fish-drop in this struggle was able to defeat several worthy opponents, among whom were zhabovidnaya lizard telmatobius culeus (species of frogs), and even humped jumping slug.
On results of the competition at the Festival of Science in Newcastle on September 12 announced a biologist Simon Watt, Life President of the Society for Protection of ugly animals:
«We have been looking for a suitable candidate for the role of the character of our society. People are too concerned about the salvation of cute, beautiful and fluffy animals, and fish-drop to remind everyone that there are other species that also need protection ».
blockquote> He was supported by the physicist Brian Cox:
«ugly and nasty animals, our participation should be more than sweet and cute, so I think it's a great event».
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via factroom.ru
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