Click For Photo Source<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOpportunistic Feeders<\/h2>\n
This aquatic salamander is a very opportunistic feeder that will feast on anything it can get their three toes on. This includes worms, snails, fish, frogs and even small snakes. The Three-Toed Amphiuma is somewhat popular among the pet trade, however, their diverse feeding habits makes it very difficult to find a roommate for them. Although, there isn’t a concern for the population as a whole, we do need to be careful with the number of these aquatic salamanders being removed from their natural home and sold in the pet trade.<\/p>\n
Three-Toed Amphiuma Fun Facts<\/h2>\n
Did you know the Amphiuma has one of the largest amounts of DNA amongst the living world? It is true. In fact, they have roughly 25% more DNA that humans, which is pretty impressive. Even with all this DNA, they still didn’t produce any eyelids or tongues for themselves (or more toes for that matter), so you have to wonder what is all this genetic material being used for?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Welcome back to another fun and exciting week of Wild Facts. I hope all of you enjoyed your weekend and are ready to learn about an animal with only 3 toes. Yes, we all get to travel to the southeastern United States to find the Three-Toed Amphiuma. There are two other species of Amphiuma, which are all very similar with the exception of their toes. Believe it or not, there is a One-Toed Amphiuma and a Two-Toed Amphiuma to go along with our featured Three-Toed salamander. I don’t know about you but I am still amazed that the Amphiuma family <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[348,2471,3053,3051,3050,4025,3049,3052],"yoast_head":"\n
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