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Ugly: The infamous Blobfish, Bald Uakari and Long Fingered Lemurs
Ep. 34
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In this weekโs episode, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie discuss the animals who won't be winning any beatuy contests...๐โจ
๐ Bald Uakari and Prabosis Monkeys - primates with a face for podcasts.
๐ก The infamous Blobfish gets a total glow-up under deep-sea pressure. ๐
๐ค But let's be honest... beauty is in the eye of the beholder... so when does an animal become so ugly it's cute again? ๐๐
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