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Olm salamander
I am Europe’s only cave-dwelling amphibian. I live in fresh water reserves
in dark underground caves in Serbia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Croatia. I
am the Olm salamander. My brother, the black Olm, lives in Slovenia.
Blast from the Bio
past Lengt
ches; Lifespan
The Olm salamander’s : over 58 years
family has been around on h: 8–12 in
earth for 190 million years.
Olms were first pictured
as two pairs of snakes
with wings on a Venetian
stone fountain.
‘Human fish’
It’s a funny name locals have given me because my skin resembles theirs. It is
white with yellow and pink tinges. I have a slender body and pink gills on
the sides of my head. Even as an adult, I look the same as I did when I
was a baby.
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I am Europe’s only cave-dwelling amphibian. I live in fresh water reserves
in dark underground caves in Serbia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Croatia. I
am the Olm salamander. My brother, the black Olm, lives in Slovenia.
Blast from the Bio
past Lengt
ches; Lifespan
The Olm salamander’s : over 58 years
family has been around on h: 8–12 in
earth for 190 million years.
Olms were first pictured
as two pairs of snakes
with wings on a Venetian
stone fountain.
‘Human fish’
It’s a funny name locals have given me because my skin resembles theirs. It is
white with yellow and pink tinges. I have a slender body and pink gills on
the sides of my head. Even as an adult, I look the same as I did when I
was a baby.
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