'World's ugliest animal' is New Zealand's fish of the year
The annual competition, held by the Mountain to Sea Conservation Trust, aims to raise awareness for New Zealand's freshwater ...
From world's ugliest to 'Fish of the Year': Blobfish makes a splash in NZ
Once dubbed the world's ugliest animal, the blobfish has floated to fame again - this time as New Zealand's 'Fish of the Year ...
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Creature that washed up on New Zealand beach may be world’s rarest whale
— Spade-toothed whales are the world’s rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded. No one knows how many there are, what ...
As scientists work to resurrect extinct animals, a paleogeneticist warns species like moa need to be trademarked
It comes after an American bio-engineering company, Colossal Biosciences, told RNZ it’s interested in extinct New Zealand ...
Moa Went Extinct in Just 300 Years. Scientists Reveal Why
New research reveals that the extinction of New Zealand’s giant, flightless moa was inevitable after human arrival. Using ...
Hunstman spiders in New Zealand: Movement of introduced insects driven by a warming climate, expert says
But they’re not the only crawlies on the move, and more will come as the climate warms. Michaela Gower reports. A few years ...
Blobfish overcomes notoriety as ‘world’s ugliest animal’ to win New Zealand’s ‘fish of the year’
It has been a dramatic change of fortunes for the blobfish. Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the ...
Blobfish once deemed ‘world’s ugliest animal’ wins New Zealand ‘fish of the year’
The decidedly unattractive creature dominated the competition in the contest run by Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, ...
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'World's ugliest animal' wins New Zealand’s fish of the year award
The blobfish has won New Zealand’s “fish of the year” award in the country’s annual competition. Once dubbed the “world’s ugliest animal”, the blobfish (known scientifically as Psychrolutes marcidus), ...