I see you!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou may be surprised that you have lived in the States your whole life but have yet to see a Tiger Salamander.\u00a0 Don’t be too hard on yourself since the adults are rarely seen out in the open.\u00a0 Tiger Salamanders spend the majority of their life about a half meter (1.5′) below the surface in specially made burrows.\u00a0 They will remain on land in these burrows until it is time to mate when they will seek out their favourite watering hole.\u00a0 This burrowing amphibian is a voracious feeder and will emerge at night to feed on many animals such as worms, insects, frogs and occasionally other salamanders. I bet they really enjoy leaving the burrow for a night out on the town.\u00a0 It is always healthy to have date nights.<\/p>\n
Tiger Salamander Fast Fact – <\/strong>I know it might seem like the Tiger Salamander has a boring life living underground but it is a highly successful life choice.\u00a0 Surprisingly this particular salamander is capable of living between 10 to 16 years in the wild.\u00a0 That is pretty impressive for a small amphibian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the trends I have noticed while writing these Wild Facts is I really enjoy talking about exotic animals.\u00a0 This usually means I often forget to comment on some of the cool animals that exist in North America. Well today we are going to look at one of those “boring” North American animals. So get comfortable because we are about to embark on a journey that will take you underground and through the lakes and streams of USA and Canada as we learn about the Tiger Salamander. The Tiger Salamander is recognized as being the largest land-dwelling salamander in <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[348,1073,1076,4025,1074,1075,1072],"yoast_head":"\n
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