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Proteus anguinus

Published: 19 September 2012 | Hits: 2050

In some caves, from Slovenia to Albania we can find a very strange animal. It is called the human fish, proteus or olm. The Proteus - Proteus anguinus is an amphibian similar to salamander.

 

Proteus in its natural environment, Jama (Cave) Baredine, Croatia (c) Pavel Reich 2012

Proteus in its natural environment, Jama (Cave) Baredine, Croatia; (c) Pavel Reich 2012

 

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