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Animals Animals Animal Facts Habitat Facts Animal Pictures From Laura Klappenbach, your Guide to Animals Welcome to the Animals / Wildlife Newsletter, a weekly newsletter published by About.com's Animals / Wildlife website. For more about animals and wildlife, be sure to stop by the blog or browse the growing library of animal profiles. Amphibians Amphibians are a group of vertebrates 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. Pangolins Pangolins (Manis) are a group of mammals that have larged, plate-like scales covering their body. These scales are made of keratin. When pangolins curl up into a ball, they tuck... Read more Search Related Topics:  mammals  pangolins  Camera Traps Reveal Orangutan Behavior Photographs taken using camera traps have revealed that orangutans spend more time on the ground than previously thought. Since orangutans tend to stay up in the trees when humans are... Read more Search Related Topics:  primates  orangutans  Tiger Stronghold in Sumatra Despite widespread loss of forests and species, tiger numbers are holding strong in Sumatra, as demonstrated by a recent camera trap survey. The survey revealed that there are an estimated... Read more Search Related Topics:  tigers  cats  carnivores Related Searches Facts About Animals Wildlife Animals Animals Pictures Control Animals The Animals Featured Articles Birds Fishes Invertebrates Mammals Reptiles Habitat Facts   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read 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.com Animals newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2013 About.com   Must Reads Animals A to Z What is Evolution? Basic Animal Groups Facts About Animals Animal Characteristics   Follow me on: Advertisement