British
biologist/comedian Simon Watt is teaming up with the National Science +
Engineering Competition to bring attention to endangered species that
are not magnificent, cute, or even plain. In fact, they are downright
ugly. The Ugly Animal Preservation Society is a campaign to aid
conservation efforts for these creatures. Watt has recruited other
scientists, comedians, and science comedians for a series of live shows
and videos to promote the conservation of the proboscis monkey, the
blowfish, the Titicaca 'scrotum' water frog, the greater short-horned
lizard, the dromedary jumping slug, the flightless dung beetle, and
other ugly animals. Vote for your favorite ugly animal to become the
campaign's mascot
at the shows or
at YouTube.
The
Ugly Animal Preservation Society is dedicated to raising the profile of
some of Mother Nature’s more aesthetically challenged children. The
panda gets too much attention.
Our society needs a mascot, one to
rival the cute and cuddly emblems of many charities and organisations.
And so I have gathered a terrific line up of comedians who will each
champion a different ugly endangered species and at the end of the
evening the audience shall vote for what will become our society’s
symbol.
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