VIDEO December 15 Live frog shows up in shoppers' salad bag "When these shoppers hopped over to the grocery store to pick up some spinach, they were really not expecting to find a live frog nestled inside the bag with the produce." (Storyful)
Mexico December 5 Actress dies after consuming amphibian's venom at spiritual cleansing retreat Mexican actress Marcela Alcázar RodrÃguez, 33, died after ingesting Amazonian frog venom during a cleansing ritual at a spiritual retreat.
VIDEO May 26 Georgia police officers 'arrest' alligator found in resident's driveway The Chatham County Police Department, located in Georgia, posted a video showing officers wrangling a wild gator who was found in a driveway near Savannah. (Source: Chatham County Police Department)
VIDEO May 19 Alligator does death roll while North Carolina cops wrangle him in: 'He's growling' The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office recently posted a Facebook video of its officers wrangling a large alligator on the side of a highway. (Source: Brunswick County Sheriff's Office via Facebook)
Amphibians March 22, 2024 Creature named after Kermit the Frog offers clues on amphibian evolution, scientists say Texas scientists say that a fossilized skull dating back 270 million years was named Kermitops gratus after the beloved Muppet character Kermit the Frog.
VIDEO January 31, 2024 Australian girl saves pet Guinea pig from snake Video shows the moment an Australian 12-year-old girl grabbed a snake and swung it around to rescue her pet Guinea pig. (Credit: Luke Wightman via Storyful)
WILD NATURE October 12, 2023 Female frogs fake their own deaths to avoid unwanted male interaction, study says A new study just published showed that one way female frogs avoid male frog interaction is by "playing dead," along with turning a cold shoulder and making noise.
SCIENCE October 4, 2023 41% of the world’s amphibious species now threatened with extinction, according to study According to a global assessment that reviewed 8,000 species of amphibians, 41% are now being threatened with extinction. Compared to 2004, about 39% of the species were threatened.
Nevada July 17, 2023 US to reopen review of Nevada geothermal plant where endangered toad lives The U.S. has decided to reopen a review of a geothermal power plant in Nevada after environmentalists sued to block the construction project over an endangered toad that lives there.
VIDEO May 10, 2023 Women float down river and drift past alligator: See the shocking video! Three women were floating down the Ichetucknee River near Fort White, Florida, when they spotted an alligator close by. The women quickly moved away from the gator. Check out this dramatic scene!
VIDEO January 20, 2023 Thousands of frenzied fish spotted in a local river: See the crazy video Niki Bell, 29, was going home in New South Wales, Australia, when she saw thousands of frenzied fish writhing near ducks in a river. "I've never seen anything like it. I had to record it," she said. The fish are thought to be "feral" European carp.
Endangered Species December 3, 2022 Biden admin. names Nevada toad endangered, hampering construction of geothermal plant Nevada's Dixie Valley toad, which is at the center of a legal battle over a geothermal construction project, has been declared an endangered species by officials.
VIDEO November 21, 2022 Texas State Aquarium crews setup a facility in Port Corpus Christi Texas State Aquarium crews setup a facility in Port Corpus Christi to rehabilitate loggerhead turtles that stranded themselves on the beaches of South Texas.
VIDEO September 21, 2022 Large lizard walks up to a homeowner's window in Apopka, Florida A video shared by Frank Crowder shows what appears to be a large monitor lizard peering in a window. The lizard uses its sharp claws to climb the window’s outer screen before falling down. (Credit: Frank Crowder / AMAZING ANIMALS+ /TMX)
VIDEO August 12, 2022 Texas alligator is the picture of grace - and stealth This alligator was filmed gliding slowly through bright green duckweed in Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, eventually almost completely disappearing.
VIDEO October 7, 2021 Shark bites alligator in South Carolina It’s better to view animals like alligators and sharks from a safe distance.
VIDEO October 5, 2021 Alligator steals Florida boy's fishing rod A 7-year-old and his dad got a surprise in Palm Coast, Florida, when an alligator surfaced and grabbed a fish hooked onto the boy's fishing rod.
VIDEO October 4, 2021 Alligator filmed eating smaller alligator in South Carolina A video filmed in South Carolina shows a large gator eating another, smaller gator. The footage was captured by Taylor Soper, who witnessed the event last week in Murrells Inlet.
Amphibians June 5, 2020 Giant toxic toads come out in South Florida heavy rain Apparently 2020 needed something else besides murder hornets, so now we have invasive poisonous cane toads.
SCIENCE February 5, 2020 Rare cave salamander remained in same spot for 7 years That's a long time to stay in the same spot.
Amphibians November 30, 2019 Florida high school first in world to use synthetic frogs for dissection J.W. Mitchell High School in New Port Richey is the first school in the world to replace the guts and gore associated with cutting open the slimy amphibians --Â with man-made, synthetic, frogs used for dissection labs.
Amphibians November 25, 2019 World's first toad born using in vitro fertiziliation from frozen semen An extremely endangered Puerto Rican toad named Olaf became the first to be born via in vitro fertilization, as researchers attempt to save it from extinction.
Amphibians October 28, 2019 Cannibalistic smiling salamander may unlock secrets for limb regeneration A rare form of salamander that eats its own siblings may be the key to unlocking limb regeneration in humans.
Amphibians October 27, 2019 Australian water rats have learned to eat invasive poisonous toads with 'surgical precision' Highly intelligent Australian water rats have learned how to kill poisonous cane toads by eating their hearts and carving their organs with "surgical precision," according to research published in Australian Mammalogy.
Amphibians September 20, 2019 Chinese salamander that's nearly 6 feet long is world's largest amphibian, study says A new species of Chinese giant salamander has been identified as the world’s largest amphibian, measuring at a whopping 5 feet, 9 inches.
Amphibians August 18, 2019 Wisconsin family says live frog found in packaged salad greens, caught on video A Wisconsin family getting ready for dinner received a surprise visitor in store-bought salad greens this past Tuesday.
VIDEO August 9, 2019 Green turtles are dying because they're eating plastic that looks like food Plastic or food? Sea creatures can’t tell the difference.
VIDEO July 23, 2019 Scientists discover bizarre 'nightmare' crab with cartoon eyes Scientists dub crab with cartoon eyes the platypus of crabs.
VIDEO June 20, 2019 Mexican nuns work with biologists to save endangered salamander A biologist, some nuns and an endangered salamander walk into a lab.
Amphibians April 12, 2019 New species of tiny frogs discovered in Madagascar Five new species of frogs were recently discovered in the rain forests of Madagascar, all of them so small they could easily fit on the tip of your finger.
