Pugs scrunching up their little flat faces. A wombat taking a stroll. A blob fish ... blobbing. Sometimes animals are just so ugly that they're actually quite cute.
You know what we're talking about. Don't deny that you find your neighbor's hairless cat adorable when it stares out the living room window at you.
We've compiled a list of some of nature's most underrated creatures in the cuteness department. After all, as the clichéd phrase goes, isn't beauty in the eye of the beholder?
1. Pug
Image courtesy of Flickr, 0¢/Zero Pennyworth.
2. Blob Fish
[img src="http://i.imgur.com/u2nFEe0.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="The Blob fish!"]
Image courtesy of Imgur, Puppynator.
3. Baby Hippo
[img src="http://i.imgur.com/924nXnl.jpg?1" caption="" credit="" alt="Baby hippo anyone?"]
Image courtesy of Imgur, tim4556.
4. Hairless Cat
Image courtesy of Flickr, Leon Wilson.
5. Axolotl Salamander
Image courtesy of Imgur, RMBart89.
6. Baby Bat
[img src="http://i.imgur.com/WFFR0.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt=""]
Image courtesy of Imgur, Weakgrip.
7. Wombat
Image courtesy of Flickr, xoque/Michael Wifall.
8. Goldfish
Image courtesy of Flickr, Benson Kua.
9. Baird's Tapir
Image courtesy of Flickr, poplinre/Ryan Poplin.
10. Japanese Chin Dog
Image courtesy of Flickr, yuko_okuy.
11. French Bulldog
Image courtesy of Flickr, br1dotcom/Bruno Cordioli.
12. Tarsier
Image courtesy of Flickr, Roberto Verzo.
13. Baby Aardvark
[img src="http://i.imgur.com/5HIjq.jpg" caption="" credit="" alt="baby aardvark"]
Image courtesy of Imgur, themaskedpanda.
14. Emperor Tamarin Monkey
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Image courtesy of Imgur, damsontree.
15. Saki Monkey
Image courtesy of Flickr, Jeroen Kransen.
16. Emu
Image courtesy of Imgur, acynicalblister.
17. Baby Rhino
Image courtesy of Flickr, bobosh_t/Ted.
18. Toad
Image courtesy of Flickr, Jo Naylor.
19. Aye-Aye
Image courtesy of Imgur, therealgranwyth.
20. Anteater
Image courtesy of Flickr, elPadawan.
Any other adorable animal additions beyond our list? Let us know about other ugly, cute animals in the comments.