Did You Know: Salamanders are the Most Abundant Vertebrate Predators in Appalachian Forests?

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Did You Know: Salamanders are the Most Abundant Vertebrate Predators in Appalachian Forests?

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Oct. 15, 2015—salamanders are carnivores? They are the most abundant vertebrate predator within the Appalachian region. There can be up to 1,000 salamanders in a patch of forest the size of an average suburban backyard and if you put all the Appalachian salamanders on a scale, they would outweigh all the birds & small mammals they share a habitat with! Learn more online about this elusive predator and join us at the opening of the Jewels of Appalachia exhibit on Oct. 17! #WeSaveSpecies

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2015-10-15T20:52:39.000Z

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