Watt knows unusual and often maligned animals; an evolutionary biologist, comedian, TV presenter, and writer, he is also the founder of the UK-based Ugly Animal Preservation Society. Their mission?

Whether you call them ugly animals or simply aesthetically challenged creatures, there’s a vast array of, shall we say, intriguing wildlife on Earth. While fluffy kittens and doe-eyed puppies easily ...

These animals live underground in intricate burrow ... people didn't want to eat the fish because it was so ugly. Chefs eventually realized that its looks were deceiving, and now it shows up ...

And on this episode of The List Show, guest host Jaida Elcock will tell you all about it—along with intel about how other animals’ impressively ugly appearances help them survive.

It's so ugly, it was even the theme of a Saturday ... Like many endangered creatures their habitat is under threat but they are also highly prized by people who keep large spiders as pets.

The endangered blobfish, once named world's ugliest animal, has leveraged its unusual looks to win the Internet's adoration. Can other less-traditionally appealing creatures do the same?

The grotesque, perpetually grumpy-looking blobfish has been crowned the world's ugliest animal. With its new title, the deep-sea creature will serve as the hideous public face of the U.K.-based ...

A friend recently sent around an e-mail with the subject line “lost cat bulletin.” Open the message and — gack! — there was a head-on shot of a star-nosed mole, its “Dawn of the Dead ...

Starfield players are discovering a variety of weird and ugly creatures while exploring its galaxy. One player found a particularly ugly alien while exploring what some Reddit users believe to be ...

Each week, The New York Times Sunday Magazine includes a Dear Abby-style advice column called “The Ethicist” where people can run their moral quandaries by a philosopher-in-residence.