Most amphibians undergo a process calledmetamorphosis. During this process, an amphibian’s body completely changes. The amphibian develops lungs instead of gills, and is able to leave the water. Axolotls, however, very rarely reach the final stage of metamorphosis. They never lose their gills, a...
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Garter snakes pose no threat to humans, but scientists recently discovered that a few species actually do produce neurotoxic venom, just like elapids. The venom is extremely mild, but may help the snake bring down the small amphibians that it likes to eat. Leptotyphlopids (Family Leptotyphlo...
This species are considered as the gilled amphibians and have cartilaginous skeleton. Through the cartilaginous gills, it undergoes respiration and breathes oxygen. Axolotls lives inside the water all the time and rarely few matured axolotls will emerge out from water. It consumes food with the use ...
I felt like a traitor towards the amphibians with whom I had shared many summer afternoons by the tiny pond, but I wanted the picture. I am, after all, keen on wildlife, and here was wildlife — and wild death — happening right in front of my lens. Still, I felt affronted and angr...
Eurasian eagle-owls have made a comeback in the UK. Discover some interesting facts about the eagle-owl; behavior, reproduction, habitat and why the Eurasian may become threatened again.
My two main photographic interests are product photography (so I could take better pictures of the things I make) and the relatively related macro photography (as I do like insects, amphibians, reptiles and am generally fascinated by the small worlds all around us). So today I want to walk...
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a short tail, a vaguely crocodilian snout, and (as far as paleontologists can tell) a mammal-like coat of fur. At three feet long, Arctognathus was smaller than most of its contemporaries, meaning it probably preyed on skittering amphibians and lizards much lower down on thePermianfood chain...
With this no-prep finish the picture pack, children will finishing the pictures of over 100 animals. The animals are categorised, into seven different categories: Reptiles and Amphibians Cold Region Animals Farm Animals Forest Animals Invertebrates ...