'World's ugliest animal' named fish of the year

This sea creature may have just experienced the "ugly duckling" glowup of the fish world. Once dubbed the "world's ugliest ...

Meet The Fish That Can Recognize Human Faces — A Biologist Explains

A clever tropical fish has flipped how biologists are thinking about memory, brains and visual recognition in the animal ...
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These are the 50 weirdest animals in the world — and your jaw will be on the floor after seeing some of them

Wondering about the weirdest animals in the world? We've listed the Top 31 here — including the axolotl, aye-aye, blobfish, ...
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Meet The Moonfish, The World's Only Warm-Blooded Fish That’s 5°C Hotter Than Its Environment

To get to the bottom of it, they looked at the fish’s anatomy and physiology and discovered something curious in their gills.
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These Rare Deep-Sea Creatures Are the Stuff of Nightmares

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

Meet One Of The Only Fish Ever Reported To Pass A Self-Awareness Test. Hint: It’s Smaller Than Your Finger

A finger-length fish has reignited a long-running debate about self-awareness, cognition and how much we’ve underestimated ...
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Meet the Massive Prehistoric Fish That Survived on Plankton

Long before whales dominated the oceans, Earth’s seas were home to a fish so massive it continues to challenge our ...
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Scientists rethink animal consciousness: Reptiles, fish, and insects may be sentient

In the past, many scientists believed that only mammals and birds could feel or think in complex ways. Reptiles, fish, and insects were seen as simple creatures that reacted purely on instinct. But ...