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Simon Watt

Ugly Animals

We Can't All Be Pandas

Simon Watt

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English
The History Press Ltd
01 June 2026
Animals & society; Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Humour; Wildlife: general interest
Mother Nature's more aesthetically challenged children have been neglected for too long. It is time to celebrate the Ugly Animals.

Mother Nature's more aesthetically challenged children have been neglected for too long. The plight of the panda is known the world over because of its teddy-like good looks, but most species are not so lucky. This book, however, aims to shine a light on some of the many ignored and unloved wonders of the animal kingdom. Their hideousness hides their incredible biology and means that we may not have noticed that they need our help. It is time to celebrate the Ugly Animals.

AUTHOR: Simon Watt is a biologist, writer, science communicator and presenter. He runs 'Ready Steady Science', a science communication company committed to making information interesting and takes science-based performances into schools, museums, theatres and festivals. 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. He is perhaps best known as a presenter on the BAFTA-winning documentary series Inside Nature's Giants and the Channel 4 special The Elephant: Life After Death.

60 colour illustrations
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Imprint:   The History Press Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 138mm, 
ISBN:   9781837051847
ISBN 10:   1837051844
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified
Title Copyright Contents The Ugly Animal Preservation Society Introduction The Ugly Animals Aye-Aye Greater Adjutant Proboscis Anole Pink Velvet Worm Asian Tapir Northern Bald Ibis Komodo Dragon Cook Strait Giant Weta Proboscis Monkey Shoebill Big-Headed Turtle Pink Underwing Moth Dugong Long-wattled umbrellabird Hagfish Dromedary jumping-slug Tonkin snub-nosed monkey Southern ground-hornbill Largetooth sawfish Flightless dung beetle Ghost bat California condor Humphead wrasse Giant Gippsland earthworm Eastern long-beaked echidna Myers’ Surinam toad Bumphead parrotfish Blue-gray tail-dropper slug Cuban Solenodon Olm Razorback sucker Lord Howe Island stick insect Sulawesi babirusa Chinese giant salamander Blobfish Chinese water deer Purple pig-nosed frog Pacific lamprey Dracula ant Spotted handfish Saiga antelope Chinhai spiny newt Beluga Prickly redfish Hooded seal Sagalla caecilian Great hammerhead Galápagos marine iguana Chinese pangolin Titicaca water frog Paddlefish Roti Island snake-necked turtle Bald-headed uakari Axolotl Red-headed vulture Yangtze giant softshell turtle Maned three-toed sloth Southern cassowary Gharial Gastric- Brooding Frog About the Author Further Reading Picture Credits

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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