Earth’s Amazing Animals is produced and published by Red Chair Press Red Chair Press LLC PO Box 333 South Egremont MA 01258-0333 www redchairpress com Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names Mattern Joanne 1963 Title Animal top 10 Ugliest animals Joanne Mattern Other Titles Animal top ten Ugliest animals Ugliest animals Core content library Description South Egremont MA Red Chair Press 2019 Series Earth’s amazing animals Includes glossary Power Word science term etymology fact and trivia sidebars Interest age level 007-010 Includes bibliographical references and index Summary Which animal’s head is shaped like a shovel and covered in bumps Did you know two animals have wiggly worm-like flesh to attract prey Some animals are pretty ugly Provided by publisher Identifiers LCCN 2018955616 ISBN 9781634406925 library hardcover ISBN 9781634407885 paperback ISBN 9781634406987 ebook Subjects LCSH Morphology Animals Juvenile literature Ugliness Juvenile literature Animals Juvenile literature CYAC Morphology Animals Ugliness Animals Classification LCC QL799 3 M38 2019 print LCC QL799 3 ebook DDC 591 4 1 dc23 Copyright 2020 Red Chair Press LLC RED CHAIR PRESS the RED CHAIR and associated logos are registered trademarks of Red Chair Press LLC All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced stored in an information or retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means electronic mechanical including photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission from the Publisher For permissions contact info redchairpress com Illustrations by Tim Haggerty Map illustration by Joe LeMonnier Photo credits cover top pp 3 5 top bottom 6 9 17 21 37 top right 38 39 iStock cover bottom pp 1 5 center 10 13 15 22 25 37 bottom left Shutterstock p 11 Dembinsky Photo Ass Minden Pictures p 27 Frans Lanting Studio Alamy p 29 Kyodo News Getty Images p 30 The History Collection Alamy p 32 Paul Fleet Alamy p 33 William West Getty Images p 34 Barry Durrant Getty Images p 36 FLPA Minden Pictures p 37 top left Kelvin Aitken VWPics Alamy p 37 center Bradley van der Westhuizen Alamy p 37 bottom right Brian Parker Alamy Printed in United States of America 0519 1P CGF19
Table of Contents 4 Introduction 5 And the Winners Are 6 10 The Proboscis Monkey 8 9 The Vulture 8 The Star-Nosed Mole 10 7 The Alligator Snapping Turtle 12 6 The Hammerhead Shark 16 5 The Warthog 19 4 The Monkfish 22 3 The Naked Mole Rat 25 2 The Blobfish 28 1 The Giant Squid 32 Ugliest Animal Runners-Up 38 Glossary 39 Learn More in the Library 39 Index 40
Introduction The world is full of beautiful animals However the world is also full of animals that are just plain ugly An animal might be called ugly because it has a big nose or a huge mouth It might be slimy or spiky It might have a funny shape or a body that doesn’t seem to have a shape at all Whatever the reason there are some very strange-looking animals out there Sometimes an animal’s odd body parts actually help it find food or escape from predators Other times an animal’s looks are hard to explain We’ve put together a list of the Top Ten Ugliest Animals Take a look and see why these animals are the most unusual-looking creatures on Planet Earth 4
