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Life in caves uTnhdeeorlgmrosuanladmcaanvedse.r lives in dark
I use my sense of smell, taste,
and hearing to hunt food.
I also have a sixth sense—
electrosensitivity—which helps
me detect the prey by the electric
charges that its body gives out!
When there is lots of food
around, I eat more than I need to
and store it in my liver. During
shortage of food, I use this
stored food and can go without
eating for up to ten years.
Vanishing family
The areas my family and I occupy are
very small. Our homes are vanishing
because of changes in the vegetation
on ground level, which directly affects
our underground caves. We are used
to drinking clean, fresh water, and
water pollution is harming us.
Need for change sSaolmametainmdeesr,sloacsaflosoudsefoorlmpigs!
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and the European Union
Habitat Directive, feature me on their lists of threatened species. Some of my
family is being raised in Le Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in
France since 1995. Conservation of my home and prevention of pollution are
crucial for my survival.
CR
Did you know? VULNERAB EN
Olm salamanders have LE
perhaps the best sense of smell
VU
among amphibians.
Life in caves uTnhdeeorlgmrosuanladmcaanvedse.r lives in dark
I use my sense of smell, taste,
and hearing to hunt food.
I also have a sixth sense—
electrosensitivity—which helps
me detect the prey by the electric
charges that its body gives out!
When there is lots of food
around, I eat more than I need to
and store it in my liver. During
shortage of food, I use this
stored food and can go without
eating for up to ten years.
Vanishing family
The areas my family and I occupy are
very small. Our homes are vanishing
because of changes in the vegetation
on ground level, which directly affects
our underground caves. We are used
to drinking clean, fresh water, and
water pollution is harming us.
Need for change sSaolmametainmdeesr,sloacsaflosoudsefoorlmpigs!
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and the European Union
Habitat Directive, feature me on their lists of threatened species. Some of my
family is being raised in Le Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in
France since 1995. Conservation of my home and prevention of pollution are
crucial for my survival.
CR
Did you know? VULNERAB EN
Olm salamanders have LE
perhaps the best sense of smell
VU
among amphibians.
