10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2011

Newts are salamanders, or, more precisely, newts are aquatic salamanders with a land-living juvenile phase. That is, all newts are salamanders but not all salamanders are newts. but those two seem to be the two species that most people are likely to encounter or be turned into by witches.

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Salamander Pythons North America Europe 161

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Europe… with such low herp diversity the locals split any sub-population of a species that occurs on either the Iberian Peninsula or Italy as a new species just to make them feel better out themselves, naturally is the continent that rose to the top of my trip list. The original salamander – the Fire Salamander.

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Salamander Germany Birds Blackbirds 138

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Just about every species of bird that had ever been found in the Triangle of North Carolina had been seen at some time or another at Mason Farm. The bugs and snakes and salamanders were pretty great too. Over my many years and many visits, I’d racked up well over 130 species there, 28 of which were warblers.

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North Carolina Salamander Farming Tennessee 166

Animal Person

APRIL 1, 2010

I think of "old speciesism" as analogous to racism and sexism in that it is exploitation based on species. Here are some of the my favorite quotes: In reality, species don't evolve toward greater humanness but toward greater adaptiveness in their ecological niche (105). No frog, toad, or salamander ever was our forebear.

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Speciesism Apes Advocacy Salamander 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

At the very least appreciated for their hard-shell adaptation, the way they quietly survive in ponds, rivers, oceans, islands, forests, even, for a few species, deserts, and, if you are of a certain age, their cultural depiction as ninja warriors. Turtles are the reptile everybody loves. 84 © Getty Images/Resschke, p.

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Turtles Tortoises Family Terrapins 194