The world's ugliest animals
Teething trouble
Wolf fish lurk in the North Atlantic.
Sheeessshh!!
The Hawaiian Hoary Bat's ears track insects in Central American forests.
Horn of Africa
The fearsome wartog is actually a relative of the domestic pig.
Gnaw power
Mole rats spend their life in total darkness underground.
Trunk call
The elephant seal's bellow can be heard miles away.
If looks could kill
The Muscovy duck has red, fleshy caruncles on its faces, over its eyes and at the base of its bill.
Beak business
The Lappet-faced vulture.
Fine cuisine
Millions of people in Europe, Japan, and in the United States love to consume this large, ugly, bottom-dwelling monkfish. Just don't look before you dine.
Back from the dead
The Almiqui was believed to be extinct until 2003, when one was discovered in the mountains of Cuba.
Heebie-jeebies
Tarantulas have a hairy two-part body and are equipped with very strong jaws, with venomous fangs. Yikes…
Rotter
The Marabou stork feasts on putrid fish.
The winner by a nose
The male proboscis monkey uses his appendage to attract females in the jungles of Borneo.