The 8 Ugliest Animals You’ll Ever Lay Eyes On

Published July 8, 2014
Updated February 27, 2024

Goblin Shark

Goblin Shark

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If two of your nightmares should combine in our physical reality, a goblin shark might emerge. And though this creature might seem like it came from the deep recesses of your imagination, it’s actually from the deep recesses of the ocean – and real.

Pink-skinned and generally hard on the eyes, the goblin shark has a distinctive profile – an elongated, flat snout, flabby body, small fins and a protruding jaw with prominent nail-like teeth.

Goblin Shark Ugliest Animals

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Goblin Shark Pink

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Mamta Bhatt
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Savannah Cox
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Savannah Cox holds a Master's in International Affairs from The New School as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and now serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield. Her work as a writer has also appeared on DNAinfo.
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Bhatt, Mamta. "The 8 Ugliest Animals You’ll Ever Lay Eyes On." AllThatsInteresting.com, July 8, 2014, https://mirror.pbh-network.com/more-ugliest-animals/. Accessed March 20, 2026.