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"World's Ugliest" Dolphins Filmed for the First Time
Category: dolphin
Posted on: August 5, 2008 3:46 PM, by Benny Bleiman
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Bah, those are cute beasties! Here I was expecting something to curl my (dwindling supply of) hair. So they've got a bit of a snub nose -- still charming as heck.
Posted by: G Barnett | August 5, 2008 4:59 PM
Even if they were ugly (which they aren't! They're cute!), it's extremely rude of people to call them that.
Hmph!
Posted by: Hypatia | August 5, 2008 6:42 PM
Wow cool! My vote for World's Ugliest Dolphin goes to Don Shula though.
Posted by: Homie Bear | August 5, 2008 6:49 PM
They kinda look like beluga whales (in the face, at least). Nothing ugly about that!
Posted by: teej | August 5, 2008 6:57 PM
From what I saw in that video, my vote is for the boto river dolphin--that's the Amazonian pink one. And even so, it's really the particular one in the particular shot. Maybe it's just one ugly dolphin named Orville or something who's unattractive.
Posted by: booge | August 9, 2008 10:24 PM