| | Rare Frogs of Haiti Pictures In October 2010, a team of scientists set out for the remote mountains of southern Haiti in search of lost frogs. The expedition--led by Dr Robin Moore of Conservation International and Dr. Blair Hedges of Pennsylvania State University--was part of a worldwide Conservation International project aimed at finding amphibian species that have not been sighted in over a decade and which are feared to be extinct. Here you can view photos and pictures of some of the newly rediscovered species. | Black-Footed Albatross - Not Your Average Albatross The black-footed albatross, like the Laysan albatross, is one of the oddballs of the albatross family due to the fact that it inhabits the Northern Hemisphere (only four out of... Read more | Laysan Albatross - Hawaii's Albatross As I mentioned in my previous post, albatrosses and their relatives tend to be a group of birds that resides for the most part in the Southern Hemisphere. Of course,... 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 | | | | Featured Articles | | | | More from About.com | | | | | | Living with Depression By obtaining the correct medical intervention and learning better coping skills, you can not only live with depression, but live well. More>
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