Turns out salamanders are good at sky diving, who knew? Wandering salamanders (Aneides vagrans) are highly arboreal. A life lived mainly in the treetops calls for proficient climbing skills, and - as a new study has revealed – a spot of sky diving. The research found that wandering salamanders can parachute and glide in a way that’s thought to help them escape approaching danger when disturbed by potential predators. These tiny skydivers use much the same position as humans, spreading out their
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Turns out salamanders are good at sky diving, who knew? Wandering salamanders (Aneides vagrans) are highly arboreal. A life lived mainly in the treetops calls for proficient climbing skills, and - as a new study has revealed – a spot of sky diving. The research found that wandering salamanders can parachute and glide in a way that’s thought to help them escape approaching danger when disturbed by potential predators. These tiny skydivers use much the same position as humans, spreading out their
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