The axolotl (ACK-suh-LAH-tuhl) is the Peter Pan of salamanders. While most amphibians grow out of their aquatic phase to begin their lives on land, the axolotl largely retains its larval ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Wandering salamanders utilize a unique mechanism involving blood-powered toes to enhance their arboreal locomotion. They can rapidly fill, trap, and drain blood ...

The prairie dog caught in Trap 69 was angry. And who could blame her? After waking up in her burrow on a mid-September ...

Still frame image showing the hindfoot of a live Wandering Salamander (Aneides vagrans) from a ventral perspective just before the salamander takes a step forward. This image shows the large ...

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PULLMAN, Wash. — High in the misty canopies of California’s coastal redwoods, a tiny salamander performs a feat that would make most rock climbers nervous: it lets go. But rather than plummeting 290 ...

Slippery salamanders glide mysteriously through the canopies of the world’s tallest trees. Now, scientists say they understand how the small skydivers are able to maneuver seamlessly across California ...

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