Photo by Patrick Coin (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Fashionable Dancer<\/h3>\n
During mating season the male will perform an elaborate dance to impress their female counterpart. They will also dress up for the occasion by turning their feet, chin and white spots to a beautiful pink colour. After awhile, they will turn to a bright shade of red which really gets the attention of the ladies in the area. So not only is their skin practical but also fashionable.<\/p>\n
Do Not Disturb<\/h3>\n
Both the males and females are incredibly territorial creatures. As such, they will aggressively defend their area against other Slimy Salamanders or any other amphibian that wanders past. Similarly, the female will viciously guard her eggs and in some case will put off foraging for food to ensure the safety of her clutch. Unfortunately, if the proud mother feels that her eggs have been tampered with, she will abandon her unborn children. Therefore, don’t touch eggs that don’t belong to you1!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today Wild Fact is going to be about a slimy salamander…..no, literally! That’s right, today’s animal is actually known as the Slimy Salamander, which must make the schoolyard a tough place to be with a name like that. If you haven’t noticed these slimy amphibians hanging around your school, perhaps you are not living in the right section of the United States. The Slimy Salamander can typically be found from New York west to Illinois as far south as Texas and east to Florida, which is a pretty large area so I am sure at least one of our American <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[348,2788,2789,4025,1075,2786,2787],"yoast_head":"\n
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