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the only vertebrate that regrows lost legs, hearts, and chunks of brain on demand
means A small, smooth-skinned amphibian with a slender body, short legs, and a long tail, typically living in or near damp places.
from From Greek 'salamandra,' the name for a lizard-like creature, which passed through Latin and Old French ('salamandre') into English. The ancient world believed the animal could survive — even extinguish — fire, a legend likely born from salamanders fleeing burning logs they'd been hiding inside, seeming to crawl out of the flames. This fiery reputation stuck for centuries, lending the name to mythical fire-spirits and, later, to assorted heating and broiling tools.
- regrowth
- Regrows limbs, jaws, spinal cord, even eye lenses
- fireproof myth
- Medieval Europe believed they were born from flames
- forever baby
- Axolotls stay larval their entire adult lives
- toxic skin
- Newts carry enough poison to kill humans
- breathless
- Many species have no lungs, breathe through skin
japanese giant salamander — largest salamander species, grows up to 1.5 meters long in rivers of japan
chinese giant salamander — second largest, endangered species reaching 1.8 meters in yangtze river
axolotl — critically endangered mexican salamander that retains juvenile features throughout life