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Deep Fried Sea: Ratty just needs a hug

Posted on September 13, 2011September 13, 2011 By Andrew Thaler 5 Comments on Deep Fried Sea: Ratty just needs a hug
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The deep sea is worth saving!

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5 thoughts on “Deep Fried Sea: Ratty just needs a hug”

  1. Arlo Hemphill says:
    September 13, 2011 at 4:24 pm

    Funny post. Thanks for all the retweets on this issue I inadvertently called ugly!

  2. Southern Fried Scientist says:
    September 14, 2011 at 9:26 am

    Thanks! And thanks for drawing attention to this important issue.

  3. WhySharksMatter says:
    September 14, 2011 at 9:42 am

    Don’t worry, Ratty! Did you see my tweet last week? #IfMyDreamsComeTrue (a popular hashtag at the time), animals will be conserved based on how endangered or important they are, not how cute.

    You have every right to exist and should be conserved.

    But yeah, ratfish are ugly as hell. Sorry, dude.

  4. Southern Fried Scientist says:
    September 14, 2011 at 9:47 am

    With those big droopy eyes and that adorable shovel-shaped snout? So cute.

  5. WhySharksMatter says:
    September 14, 2011 at 9:57 am

    You rarely hear “adorable” and “shovel shaped” in the same sentence outside of Cleveland…

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