SIMON WATT is a biologist, writer, science communicator and presenter. He has worked on science-inspired theatre productions which have toured nationally, performed stand-up comedy about science and natural history, created resources and events for some of the UK’s most loved museums and cultural establishments including the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, written dozens of articles for national newspapers including The Times, The Sunday Times and The Independent and is a regular contributor on radio and TV.

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• TitleCopyrightContentsThe Ugly Animal Preservation SocietyIntroductionThe Ugly Animals Aye-AyeGreater AdjutantProboscis AnolePink Velvet WormAsian TapirNorthern Bald IbisKomodo DragonCook Strait Giant WetaProboscis MonkeyShoebillBig-Headed TurtlePink Underwing MothDugongLong-wattled umbrellabirdHagfishDromedary jumping-slugTonkin snub-nosed monkeySouthern ground-hornbillLargetooth sawfishFlightless dung beetleGhost batCalifornia condorHumphead wrasseGiant Gippsland earthwormEastern long-beaked echidnaMyers’ Surinam toadBumphead parrotfishBlue-gray tail-dropper slugCuban SolenodonOlmRazorback suckerLord Howe Island stick insectSulawesi babirusaChinese giant salamanderBlobfishChinese water deerPurple pig-nosed frogPacific lampreyDracula antSpotted handfishSaiga antelopeChinhai spiny newtBelugaPrickly redfishHooded sealSagalla caecilianGreat hammerheadGalápagos marine iguanaChinese pangolinTiticaca water frogPaddlefishRoti Island snake-necked turtleBald-headed uakariAxolotlRed-headed vultureYangtze giant softshell turtleManed three-toed slothSouthern cassowaryGharialGastric- Brooding Frog About the AuthorFurther ReadingPicture Credits