The 8 Ugliest Animals You’ll Ever Lay Eyes On

Published July 8, 2014
Updated February 27, 2024

Soft-Shelled Turtles

Ugliest Animals Soft Shelled Turtle Body

Source: WIkipedia

These ugly soft-shelled turtles are almost entirely aquatic and live underwater, except to lay eggs. Potentially a good thing considering their unappealing exterior, which consists of a dark brown or green leathery carapace, long neck and head and a snorkel-like nose.

Ugliest Animals Soft Shelled Turtle

Source: Wikipedia

Soft Shell Turtle Tiny

Source: Audobon

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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://allthatsinteresting.com/more-ugliest-animals. Accessed June 30, 2024.