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"Who are you calling ugly?" Photo: Iain Woxvold, University of Melbourne Too bad there's no Hair Club for Animals. The bare-faced bulbul could use the help. Scientists recently discovered this new songbird species in the forests of Laos, reports the Los Angeles Times. Unlike cardinals, bluebirds, and other sweet-faced songbirds, the bald little bulbul isn't much to look at. Scientists aren't sure why the birds lack feathers on their face and heads, but say it could have something to do with a mating ritual. The bare-faced bulbul is the only bald songbird ever discovered in mainland Asia, but he's hardly the only member of the Animal Kingdom who's gone a little thin on top. Check out the ...

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