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Animals Animals Animal Facts Habitat Facts Animal Pictures From Laura Klappenbach, your Guide to Animals Grant Aims to Help Eastern Lowland Gorillas The Wildlife Conservation Society is to receive $150,000 from Newman's Own Foundation for the protection of eastern lowland gorillas. The eastern lowland gorilla, also know as the Grauer's gorilla, is... Read more See More About:  gorillas  primates  Emperor Penguins Wave-Huddle for Warmth During brutal Antarctic winters, temperatures can drop below -50°C and winds can howl above 180 km per hour. Emperor penguins survive in this extreme environment by forming dense huddles to... Read more See More About:  birds  penguins  Why Amphibians Are in Decline? In recent years, scientists and conservationists have been working to raise public awareness of a global decline in amphibian populations. Herpetologists first started noting that amphibian populations were falling at... Read more Amphibians Amphibians are a group of backboned animals that includes salamanders, newts, caecilians, frogs and toads. There are between 5,000 and 6,000 species of amphibians alive today. The first amphibians arose about 370 million years ago during the Devonian Period. The articles listed below provide information about the characteristics, classification and evolution of amphibians. Animals / Wildlife Ads Animals Zoo Animals Pictures Gorilla Big Five Animals Talk to Animals More about Animals Birds Fishes Invertebrates Mammals Reptiles Habitat Facts   More from About.com Best Places to Live in America One of the nicest aspects of living in the U.S. is the ability to choose from a huge variety of climates and lifestyles. More> Birth Control Myths & Facts How much do you know about birth control types, sex myths and pregnancy? Can you identify the myths verses the facts? More> This newsletter is written by: Laura Klappenbach Animals Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Animals newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads Animals A to Z What is Evolution? Basic Animal Groups Facts About Animals Animal Characteristics Advertisement