Japanese Giant Salamander

We just saw this crazy footage of endangered Japanese Giant Salamander (aka Ōsanshōuo or pepperfish), which can grow up to 5 feet in length. These creatures are trying to make a comeback, but face a barrier of dams in Japan, built to control flooding. Now it’s hoped a new system will help these giant amphibians get upstream past the dams to lay their eggs.

Japanese Giant Salamander

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