This column is part of a series where Verge staffers post highly subjective reviews of animals. Up until now, we’ve written about animals without telling you whether they suck or rule. We are now ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Red-lipped Batfish, Ogcocephalus darwini, Cabo Douglas, Fernandina Island, Galapagos, Ecuador A strange, red-lipped anglerfish can ...

A deep-sea oddity from the waters around the Galápagos Islands has gone viral again for all the right reasons. With a bright red pout and a clumsy “walking” style, the red-lipped batfish is often ...

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Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

The red-lipped batfish looks like it was designed by someone who couldn’t decide whether they were making a fish, a bird, or a cartoon character. With its pouty red mouth and awkward, walk-like swim, ...