The Ten Most Interesting Animal Species You Probably Haven’t Heard Of

Blobfish

You might guess that the blobfish isn’t a fast swimmer. It doesn’t even have to swim most of the time, as its body tissue is slightly less dense than water, allowing it to float effortlessly just off the bottom of the ocean, waiting for its dinner of microorganisms to float by. How does it survive not being eaten? By not being tasty. In fact, it’s inedible to humans. It’s still endangered though; overfishing of the ocean bottom leads to these guys being hauled out of the ocean at a fast rate.

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