Page 31 - 9788179931950
P. 31
Sword-tailed
newt My life
Blast from I live in natural ponds and streams, but spend
the past some time on land as well. I like warm, humid
temperature with lots of rain. I eat earthworms,
Folk belief held that small snails, and insect larvae.
sword-tailed newts were I have a brother, the Japanese sword-tailed newt,
who looks like me. The only difference is that he
has yellow, white, or golden spots and I don’t.
fireproof and were so
cold-blooded that they Lifespan: more than
could extinguish fire! (females); 20 years
Length: up to 5 inches (males);
7.1 inches
Bio
30–31 Konichiwa! My name is
sword-tailed newt and I
live in Japan in the Ryukyu
archipelago. My name is
Ensicauda and my brother
is called Popei. Together,
the two of us share some
twelve islands of Japan.
newt My life
Blast from I live in natural ponds and streams, but spend
the past some time on land as well. I like warm, humid
temperature with lots of rain. I eat earthworms,
Folk belief held that small snails, and insect larvae.
sword-tailed newts were I have a brother, the Japanese sword-tailed newt,
who looks like me. The only difference is that he
has yellow, white, or golden spots and I don’t.
fireproof and were so
cold-blooded that they Lifespan: more than
could extinguish fire! (females); 20 years
Length: up to 5 inches (males);
7.1 inches
Bio
30–31 Konichiwa! My name is
sword-tailed newt and I
live in Japan in the Ryukyu
archipelago. My name is
Ensicauda and my brother
is called Popei. Together,
the two of us share some
twelve islands of Japan.
