Habitat<\/p>\n

Blobfish live in the ocean. They live in the deep sea. Blobfish spend a lot of time on the ocean floor. They live off the coasts of mainland Australia, in Tasmania. Blobfish can also live in New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Did you know?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Did you know that
\nthe blobfish won the
\ncontest for the ugliest
\nanimal on earth?<\/em><\/p>\n

Diet<\/p>\n

Blobfish don\u2019t actually catch their food. They wait for the food to come to them. So, if a crab decides to see what that big, pink, blob is, the blobfish will swallow the crab before the crab can scamper away. Blobfish are omnivores. That means that they eat plants and meat. Blobfish eat crabs, microscopic bacteria, and sea pens.<\/p>\n

Did you know?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blobfish live 2,000-
\n3,900 feet below the
\nsurface of the ocean?<\/em><\/p>\n

Helps the environment<\/p>\n

Blobfish help the environment because they eat bacteria. Sometimes bacteria can be good, but sometimes it can be bad. Blobfish eat the bad bacteria that can make us really sick.<\/p>\n

Did you know?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blobfish don\u2019t chew
\ntheir food. They
\nswallow it whole.<\/em><\/p>\n

Key facts<\/p>\n

Blobfish can be pretty weird. Blobfish look like big, pink and white wads of bubble gum. Blobfish have a really big nose, and have a huge frown. They have tiny black eyes. They are usually about 15-20 pounds. Blobfish are 2-3 feet long.<\/p>\n

Did you know?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The flesh of the
\nBlobfish is a gelatinous
\nMass that allows them
\nto float above the ocean
\nfloor?<\/em><\/p>\n

Survival<\/p>\n

Blobfish are endangered because of trawling. Trawling is kind of like fishing. It\u2019s when you put a large net underwater, and scoop up a bunch of fish. Blobfish often get stuck in the nets. That\u2019s what\u2019s making them almost extinct. If a blobfish is accidentally caught in the net, the trawler is to put it back into the water immediately. In order to save these creatures we would have to ban trawling, but that law has not been passed yet. It\u2019s really hard for blobfish to survive because they don\u2019t have any muscles to move away from the net. Blobfish would be extinct if they were not inedible. Humans can\u2019t eat blobfish because they are poisonous.<\/p>\n

Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

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• Inedible\/<\/strong> you can\u2019t eat it<\/li>\n
• Endangered\/<\/strong> almost extinct<\/li>\n
• Extinct\/<\/strong> gone, whole species is dead everywhere on earth<\/li>\n
• Omnivore\/<\/strong> eats both plants and meat<\/li>\n
• Bacteria\/<\/strong> a single-celled living thing that can\u2019t be seen without a microscope, reproducing rapidly and sometimes causing diseases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
  About the Author
  \nHarmony<\/strong>, age 8<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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