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This column is part of a series where Verge staffers post highly subjective reviews of animals. Up until now, we’ve written about animals without telling you whether they suck or rule. We are now ...

The red-lipped batfish looks like it was designed by someone who couldn’t decide whether they were making a fish, a bird, or a cartoon character. With its pouty red mouth and awkward, walk-like swim, ...

A deep-sea oddity from the waters around the Galápagos Islands has gone viral again for all the right reasons. With a bright red pout and a clumsy “walking” style, the red-lipped batfish is often ...

The red-lipped batfish uses its fins as legs so it can sometimes look like it’s standing. It also has a spine on its head. It’s an organ, known as an esca, that helps lure prey. But you won’t see a ...

We’ve all been there. We’ve all felt like a badly made-up, odd-limbed, irritable floor-dwelling mess As you contemplate the wonders of evolution, and how a creature can be born with something weird ...

The red-lipped batfish is a bottom-dwelling fish that and its pouty red lips give it a clown-like appearance, making it one of the most distinctively grumpy creatures ...

There are moments on the internet when you have to pause and ask yourself if what you’re seeing is real, and this is absolutely one of them. Because yes, this is a real fish. And yes, the fish really ...

This column is part of a series where Verge staffers post highly subjective reviews of animals. Up until now, we've written about animals without telling you whether they suck or rule. We are now ...