Extremely rare giant salamander discovered in China
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Channel: People's Daily, China 人民日报 · 2015 · News & Politics
Monster from the deep: Extremely rare giant salamander discovered in China An enormous and incredibly rare salamander, estimated by experts to be over 200-years-old, has been found in an isolated karst cave in south-west China The 4ft 7in amphibious beast, weighing in at about 114 lbs, was stumbled upon going about its business recently in a cave in Chongqing. The rubbery brown monster then being examined by wildlife experts having transferred it to a local research facility for further study. Giant salamanders, adjudged to be 'critically endangered' by the Zoological Society of London, are the largest species of amphibian in the world, growing up to 6ft in length.
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