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Take a back seat, gecko feet – blood-pumping salamander toes get a great grip
A new study suggests that a tree-dwelling salamander may be able to control its grip on trees' bark by pumping blood in and ...
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Giant salamander native to East TN may soon be listed as endangered
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — On Thursday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to list the eastern hellbender, a type of giant salamander in Tennessee and other nearby states, as an ...
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Feds propose protection for giant salamanders devastated by Hurricane Helene
A giant salamander that evolved on the supercontinent Pangaea and outlived the dinosaurs has been proposed for federal protection by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The eastern hellbender ...
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park embarks on new hellbender study | Word from the Smokies
These giant salamanders, which average 20 inches in length, spend most of their lives nearly invisible under rocks on the bottom of cool, fast-flowing streams. In a two-year research project ...