National Parks Service
Acadia National Park - Meet a Spotted Salamander
When people think about animals in Acadia they often overlook our amphibian friends. Spotted salamanders live here in Acadia National Park and here is one to help you learn how they survive in Acadia.
Bizarre Beasts
The Bizarre Beast with Pointy Ribs
The Iberian ribbed newt likes doing regular newt things, like living in ponds and eating worms. But when they’re threatened by a predator, they basically become the newt version of Wolverine from X-Men.
Bizarre Beasts
Extinction, A Pyramid Scheme, & The World's Largest Salamander
Releasing Chinese giant salamanders back into the wild sounds like a good idea, but it's causing problems for the salamanders and for our understanding of what a species even is.
Brave Wilderness
Salamander Smiles for Camera!
On this episode, our wildlife biologist Mario Aldecoa shows you how to stage a wildlife photoshoot! You'll learn all the tips and tricks for how to shoot a salamander!
Visual Learning Systems
Life Cycles: Amphibian Life Cycles
Upon viewing the Life Cycles video series, students will be able to do the following: Understand that living things go through changes in the course of their lives referred to as a life cycle. State that most living things follow a...
Curated Video
Detroit Zoo’s Own Dr. Ruth Is Amphibian Sexpert
THE DETROIT ZOO WOULD LIKE TO SEE TOADS HANG AROUND AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.SOUNDBITE: Dr. Ruth Marcec, Detroit Zoo (partially covered):"It is very much a crisis. It's actually nicknamed 'the amphibian extinction crisis.'"WHICH IS WHY IT...
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Animals: Red Backed Salamander Research
Go into the woods with Mitch, a research scientist, to look for and tag red-backed salamanders. [4:38]