The answer might be surprising. Wandering salamanders can fill, trap, and drain the blood in their toe tips to help them easily attach and detach to the bark of the trees.

More than 600 rare tadpoles and frogs have been released into the mountains north of Los Angeles. The L.A. Zoo bred and ...

Due to habitat destruction the number of blotched tiger salamanders has been in decline in recent years, so when a south Okanagan family found nearly two dozen dead last week they were shocked.

The center claims its standing comes from over 200,000 California members and supporters who value seeing the lungless animals. "Center member Gordon Nipp lives in California near Kern Canyon and ...

Wandering salamanders pump their toes full of blood before lifting their feet, a trick that may help them release their sticky grip while conserving energy By Sofia Quaglia 31 January 2025 ...

Alternately, the paper suggests salamanders may randomly fall into the pitcher plants, becoming trapped. However, researchers say that the fact that multiple salamanders were found in a single ...

Researchers believe a salamander fungus that may be as deadly as white nose syndrome is to bats can be stopped from entering Canada, but they need the public's help.

A section of King Road is closed every spring since 2012 to help the Jefferson salamander who live along the Niagara Escarpment as they make the nocturnal trip to their vernal pools in Burlington ...

Why did the Jefferson salamanders take a month to cross King Road in Burlington, Ont.?To get to the other side — and make babies, according to Andrea Dunn, an ecologist with Conservation Halton.

A section of King Road is closed every spring since 2012 to help the Jefferson salamander who live along the Niagara Escarpment as they make the nocturnal trip to their vernal pools in Burlington ...