Salamanders
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Incredible video shows Salamanders free falling in ‘Skydiver’ pose
(ORDO NEWS) — Aneides vagrans, also called the wandering salamander, is an elusive animal. Its natural habitat is the canopy of California redwoods, the tallest trees in the world, making it difficult to see. One thing is known about this salamander: if disturbed, it willingly jumps from the branches of trees, adopting a pose similar to that adopted by skydivers, as shown below. “I was confused by the fact that…
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Zoologists have found a genetically pure population of Chinese giant salamanders
(ORDO NEWS) — Zoologists have discovered a wild population of Chinese giant salamanders in the Jiulingshan Nature Reserve in southeast China. Genetic analysis showed that these are representatives of a previously isolated line, while they did not have admixtures of other lines characteristic of other wild populations. Scientists have described these salamanders as a new species – Andrias jiangxiensis. The study was published in the journal Zoological Research. Until recently,…