Page 19 - 9788179931950
P. 19
Chinese giant
salamander
Giant me!
I have a broad head, a flattened
body, and a compressed tail. My
tail is more than half the length
of my body! I can’t see very well,
so I find food by smell and touch.
I eat fish, worms, insects, and
molluscs. Occasionally, I even eat
toads, frogs, and small mammals.
span: over 50 years Blast from the
e); Life past
The Chinese giant
salamander’s family,
including two cousin
families, have existed for
about 170 million years,
which makes them the
longest unbroken amphibian
family living today.
(male), 1 m (femal My name is Chinese giant salamander and
Bio Length:1.15 m I am the largest amphibian in the world.
My size, unfortunately, makes me easy to
hunt and so, 80 per cent of my family has
been wiped out since the 1960s.
18–19
salamander
Giant me!
I have a broad head, a flattened
body, and a compressed tail. My
tail is more than half the length
of my body! I can’t see very well,
so I find food by smell and touch.
I eat fish, worms, insects, and
molluscs. Occasionally, I even eat
toads, frogs, and small mammals.
span: over 50 years Blast from the
e); Life past
The Chinese giant
salamander’s family,
including two cousin
families, have existed for
about 170 million years,
which makes them the
longest unbroken amphibian
family living today.
(male), 1 m (femal My name is Chinese giant salamander and
Bio Length:1.15 m I am the largest amphibian in the world.
My size, unfortunately, makes me easy to
hunt and so, 80 per cent of my family has
been wiped out since the 1960s.
18–19
