Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) crawls near a cypress swamp at night in Carbondale, Illinois. Emanuele Biggi, Minden ...

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The Upper Peninsula's blue-spotted salamanders are out and about this spring as they mate and lay eggs in wetlands, and a Northern Michigan University program is keeping watch over them. Each spring, ...

***Learn about other unusual animals found in Ohio in the video above.*** FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) — An extremely rare creature was recently spotted in the Buckeye State, according to the Ohio ...

Many may know that South Carolina has an official state bird (Carolina Wren) or even that the state has its own official state shell. But did you know that the Palmetto State also has a state ...

In ancient times, people thought moist-skinned salamanders could survive in fire. That's not true, of course, but some salamanders have a surprising ability to deal with another temperature extreme: ...

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - It’s blue-spotted salamander migration season in Marquette, and experts say the salamanders’ travel plans are on schedule. The Superior Watershed Partnership hasn’t seen any ...

Known as the spotted salamander, these yellow polka-dotted amphibians can grow to the whopping length of nearly 10 inches long, though on average they are six to eight inches long. “When you see them ...

HOMEWOOD, Ala.—Nine-year-old Ruby Banta thought it was a pretty simple choice, even for adults. “This was the salamander’s habitat first,” she said after an afternoon soccer game. “It’s not a college ...