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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the difference between a newt and a salamander?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Salamanders and newts are both long-tailed amphibians, but what's the difference between them? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alice Sun ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcVMPS2nh6tWT2WpYAjqs4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[What&#039;s the difference between a newt (left) and a salamander (right)?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a side-by-side comparison of a newt and a salamander]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newly discovered toads skip the tadpole stage and give birth to live 'toadlets'  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Three newly-identified toad species in Tanzania give birth to live young, skipping the frogspawn and tadpole stages — an "exceptionally rare" trait among toads and frogs. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Q8MGq5fmePGRxh6XG2h5Q-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[John Lyarkurwa]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This toad is part of a newly identified species, &lt;em&gt;Nectophrynoides luhomeroensis&lt;/em&gt;, that gives birth to live young.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a close-up of a brown spotted toad]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can you actually get high from licking a toad? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There's some truth to the urban legend that certain toads have psychedelic properties, but licking them isn't a good idea. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marilyn Perkins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g4U9dxU4wExmNb35FQyECg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Colorado River toad is known for secreting a potent psychedelic. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of a Colorado River toad on the ground next to some reeds ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How do frogs breathe and drink through their skin? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Frogs can breathe and drink through their thin skin — but how does that work? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara Hashemi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KhRYQETZAhb32Ttvo9u9U9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A West African bullfrog, submerged in shallow water, can use its skin to both breathe and drink.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of a frog raising its head above the water with its reflection below]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wandering salamander: The tree‑climbing amphibian with a blood‑powered grip ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Wandering salamanders control their veritable grip by pumping blood into and draining it from translucent toes, as they glide and land on towering redwoods. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jay Kakade ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dKBe6a3KHAyQJGJJ3gPAvb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wandering salamanders live at the tops of redwoods, gliding around the canopy in search of food. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Wandering Salamander (Aneides vagrans) ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Triassic amphibians the size of alligators perished in mass die-off in Wyoming, puzzling 'bone bed' reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The discovery of nearly 20 alligator-size amphibians that died together during the Triassic in what is now Wyoming is providing scientists important clues about these creatures' lives. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:55:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 22:58:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tznSSkQTYEHCXaF8zAighS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dave Lovelace, CC-BY 4.0]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers uncover a 230 million-year-old &lt;em&gt;Buettnererpeton bakeri&lt;/em&gt; skull in Wyoming.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a closeup of a fossil]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fungus is wiping out frogs. These tiny saunas could save them. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our purpose-built "frog saunas" allow amphibians to warm up in winter and bake off chytrid infections. You can even DIY and build a frog sauna for your own backyard with our step-by-step guide. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Waddle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QdNgZLq2W9JMvTcp7gBVCb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A picture of three frogs sitting in little holes in a concrete &quot;frog sauna&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A picture of three frogs sitting in little holes in a concrete &quot;frog sauna&quot;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It's risky for male frogs out there': Female frog drags and attempts to eat screaming male ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Female green and golden bell frogs in Australia will eat their male counterparts when the males' mating call displeases them. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:51:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacklin Kwan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uXk3Jy5J86f6mdMrpVgeCm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[John Gould and Chad T. Beranek]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Authors of a new study observed both sexual and interspecies cannibalism in frogs. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A larger green frog photographed with a smaller brown frog hanging out of its mouth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Lovely freak of nature': Mutant blue frog hops into wildlife sanctuary workshop ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers in Australia spotted a magnificent tree frog with blue skin — the result of a rare genetic mutation called axanthism, which suppresses yellow pigments that usually tint the frogs green. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:05:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:38:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gmzXHkxxLcLh88x6qy2okQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jake Barker/Australian Wildlife Conservancy]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Land managers in a wildlife sanctuary in the Kimberley region of northern Australia spotted the frog after it hopped into their workshop.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up picture of a mutant frog with blue skin and an olive-green poison gland on its head recently spotted in northern Australia.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Kermit the Frog' creature that lived 270 million years ago looked like a 'stout salamander' with 'cartoonish' grin ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists found the ancient amphibian fossil in the collection at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:31:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rBLk6wYEKR6Hp7sDhhaUgZ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Brittany M. Hance, Smithsonian/Cal So.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This is the fossilized skull of an ancient amphibian named after Kermit the Frog.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[brown and grey, oblong fossil pictured against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Worm-like creature squirts 'milk' from its butt to feed its young in 1st-of-its-kind video ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Video footage captures an egg-laying amphibian "nursing" its babies with a nutritious liquid similar to mammalian milk. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:35:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aQc23XtUn6AM57Tiz5svhm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photo by Carlos Jared]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The female&#039;s brood communicates with physical touch and high-pitched sounds - a form of begging behavior, according to the study.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Female caecilian (Siphonops annulatus) with its newly hatched offspring, indicated by their pale pink color.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why is a mushroom growing on a frog? Scientists don't know, but it sure looks weird ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ First ever documented evidence of a fungus, suspected to be a Mycena species, growing on the body of a seemingly healthy frog. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:41:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SqiKMaT3dkHdRJzUF5gsQn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Lohit Y T]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mycologists said the mushroom could be from the genus Mycena.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Side of frog with mushroom sticking out of the side of its body.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dinosaur-era frog found fossilized with belly full of eggs and was likely killed during mating ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gravid frog found in 100 million-year-old deposits in China is oldest fossil of its kind ever discovered. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacklin Kwan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sgY6F9YAQjp43YXSN28nRn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The gravid frog was discovered in China and lived 100 million years ago, alongside the dinosaurs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The gravid frog skeleton.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Annual cane toad kill-a-thon is about to start in Australia. Here's how to eliminate the pests humanely. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Instead of bludgeoning Australia's invasive cane toads to death, scientists advise popping them in the fridge for a day or two before transferring them to the freezer to finish them off. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 17:08:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AoiuqZkfko92xiHsFCgV3Y-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cane toads (Rhinella marina) were introduced to Australia in 1935 and still cause damage to ecosystems today.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up picture of a cane toad&#039;s head.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's tiniest fanged frog with males that 'hug' their babies discovered ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers found a new species of fanged frog when they noticed clutches of eggs laid on leaves and mossy boulders unusually far above water. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:10:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bVkdMMwWpUVmEQUJSrktLD-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[2023 Frederick et al]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The fanged frog Limnonectes phyllofolia gurading its eggs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A frog sits on top of its jelly-like eggs while on a leaf.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Paradoxical frog: The giant tadpole that turns into a little frog ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Paradoxical frogs — also known as shrinking frogs — are about three times bigger as tadpoles as they are when adults. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2023 13:00:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Shersby ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zkns5vU4RdMhAvpyBGXERm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Toxic pigment that causes red hair discovered in 10 million-year-old frog fossil ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Paleontologists have discovered the first molecular evidence of pheomelanin, a pigment that causes red hair, in the fossil record. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:52:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wnak7qb4CBSUddLtmd59fh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists Maria McNamara (left) and Tiffany Slater with the 10 million-year-old frog fossil.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two women pose with a frog.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These female frogs fake their own deaths to get out of sex ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Female European common frogs will play dead to avoid mating during their "explosive" breeding, where several males attempt to mount one female at the same time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carissa Wong ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UPddLFDvxNqrAgxAtr6gX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[two european common frogs mating in a pond ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two european common frogs mating in a pond ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Axolotl: The adorable amphibian that can regrow its body and stay looking young forever ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/amphibians/axolotl-the-adorable-amphibian-that-can-regrow-its-body-and-stay-looking-young-forever</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Mexican salamander is only found in two lakes and is considered critically endangered, with pollution and invasive predators driving the species' decline. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2023 10:00:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Shersby ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m5jVtAvJVZNQDy2ywRE7rV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Black rain frog: The bizarre, grumpy-faced amphibian that's terrible at jumping and swimming ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The funny-looking puffed up frog is only found on the forested slopes of the southern Cape fold mountains in South Africa and spends most of its time underground. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 10:34:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GhxKFYf9m57tzzprLXiHpA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brazilian tree frogs could be the 1st example of amphibians pollinating flowers, study finds  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists in Brazil may have observed the first example of an amphibian pollinating a flowering plant. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 18:49:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:07:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/atFTa6hrijSVH84LRmrLPd-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Carlos Henrique de-Oliveira-Nogueira]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Izecksohn&#039;s Brazilian tree frogs (Xenohyla truncata) dunk themselves like doughnuts in coffee to access a flower&#039;s sweet nectar. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A frog is seen diving headfirst into a flower&#039;s bulb to access nectar. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hellbender salamander dads are cannibalizing their young, and deforestation may be to blame ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Deforestation is forcing hellbender salamander dads to eat their young. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 20:54:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:54:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/boSr5MPCFans5o5jCdh5N6-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jason Ondreicka via Getty ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Male hellbender salamanders are turning to cannibalism to survive. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A hellbender salamander sitting on a rock. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Otherworldly 'Lord of the Rings' frog discovered in the mountains of Ecuador ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/otherworldly-lord-of-the-rings-frog-discovered-in-the-mountains-of-ecuador</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A previously unknown frog species was discovered in Ecuador and named after fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 16:53:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:37:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x7yxViRuyKtFjgcRaJ5ooZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newly discovered species of stream frog was named after fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A frog clings to a tree branch.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Monster cane toad' dubbed 'Toadzilla' found in Australia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rangers in Australia stumbled upon a giant cane toad resembling a "football with legs" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 20:31:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YBNbiUcKqmYY9LySsvFs3Y-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The portly cane toad is likely a record breaker, weighing in at a whopping 6 pounds (2.7 kilograms).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman holds a 6-pound cane toad found in a national park. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Transparent glassfrogs 'vanish' at night by hiding red blood cells in liver ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Glassfrogs can render themselves nearly invisible while they sleep with a unique trick; they pack nearly 90% of their red blood into one of their organs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:37:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joshua A. Krisch ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cG3RLM3EWYFESPE2gS2wGm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A group of glassfrogs camouflage right in with the leaf they&#039;re sleeping on upside down.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A group of glassfrogs sleeping together upside down on a leaf, showing their leaf camouflage in transmitted (downwelling) light.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chernobyl radiation set off black frog surge while green frogs 'croaked.' Evolution explains why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chernobyl frogs' evolution shows how they have adapted to live with higher radiation by turning black. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qs8rkhhEewcC4ozocwD5ZY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Germán Orizaola and Pablo Burraco]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A colored gradient shows how Eastern tree frogs in Chernobyl have adapted to radiation by evolving to have darker skin.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A colored gradient of frogs, from black to green. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Axolotl weirdos can regrow their brains, and a new map reveals their regeneration secrets ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Axolotls can regenerate their brains – these adorable salamanders are helping unlock the mysteries of brain evolution and regeneration. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:46:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley Maynard ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5cJ4QPypaskFPqceDnmpqD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Axolotls are studied a lot by researchers due to their ability to regenerate.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Axolotl coming out of the darkness]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Frogs: The largest group of amphibians ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/50692-frog-facts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fun facts and frequently asked questions about frogs, the largest and most diverse group of amphibians on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/39CUYMP8vJqHAYGVzUghBX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Javan tree frog (Rhacophorus margaritifer).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a Javan tree frog on a log with its mouth open.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunning reconstruction of Jurassic salamander fossil reveals skull’s weirdness in 3D ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/ancient-salamander-skull-found-inside-rock</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have finally pieced together the skull of an ancient salamander ancestor that has been stuck inside a rock for around 50 years. X-ray scans enabled scientists to digitally reassemble the amphibian's skull and declare it a new species. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2022 14:32:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aCiKgLY9kxbj77Ybjsrzi6-1280-80.gif">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Ancient death trap' preserved hundreds of fossilized frogs that drowned during sex ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hundreds of fossilized frogs at a site in Germany likely died while having sex around 45 million years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mZyYF3XHNsswqzTYN22LWL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers suspect that ancient male frogs pushed females underwater while trying to mount them.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Researchers suspect that ancient male frogs pushed females underwater while trying to mount them.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Axolotls: The adorable, giant salamanders of Mexico ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/axolotl-facts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Starring in mythological origin tales, axolotls are threatened salamanders that may hold the key to regenerating body parts in mammals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2022 13:20:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Rehm ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NNJGKBsjmzVApsEE85GMJM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Axolotls are cute, charismatic salamanders that have an almost otherworldly ability to regenerate their body parts. But pollution and urbanization critically threaten this species&#039; survival. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and a pink axolotl snuggling up together in their aquarium.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Crypto organization names newfound glass frog species — here’s why that's concerning ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/glass-frog-cryptocurrency-group-name</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new species of glass frog has been named by a cryptocurrency organization, triggering concern over the high environmental cost of crypto. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 16:34:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c6XpgFbppdjLevnGZAz8af-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Courtesy of Courtesy of Jaime Culebras]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lime-green Hyalinobatrachium nouns was named for the Nouns decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), a group that uses cryptocurrency to buy and sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lime-green Hyalinobatrachium nouns was named for the Nouns decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), a group that uses cryptocurrency to buy and sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the difference between a frog and a toad? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The difference between a frog and a toad is mainly skin-deep. Here's how to tell the amphibians apart. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 16:13:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:05:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rmAevCNFB3KPkNeQoBm9i8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) has special toe pads for climbing.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) has special toe pads for climbing.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Extinction threatens one in five reptile species, researchers say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For 15 years, researchers have been using the IUCN's Red List criteria to assess reptile species across the world. Scientists recently found that a fifth of those are now at risk of extinction, and experts say their work helps to better target conservation efforts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 18:32:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Crookes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V5Ne5sFrndEyh8w8VuVZS5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A chameleon among foliage. Human settlements, the pet trade, traditional medicine, logging and agriculture are pushing some reptile species towards extinction]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Chameleon among foliage]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newfound species of wee frogs found in Mexico can fit on your fingertip ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/six-tiny-frog-species-discovered-mexico</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists recently described six new species of miniature frogs that inhabit forest floors in Mexico and Guatemala. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2022 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aKdnRTeTkws7wDJbiaQFPX-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jeffrey W. Streicher]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Craugastor cueyatl on a Mexican 10-peso coin, which has a diameter of 1.1 inches (28 millimeters).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Craugastor cueyatl on a Mexican 10-peso coin, which has a diameter of 1.1 inches (28 millimeters).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Frogs regrow amputated legs in breakthrough experiment ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/frogs-regrow-amputated-legs-in-lab</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have stimulated limb regrowth in frogs' amputated legs after giving them to a "cocktail" of drugs encased in a silicon stump called a "BioDome." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2022 14:57:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KCwyJJVmUMHwYf9ZvsJzWL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An African clawed frog with normal limbs. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An African clawed frog with normal limbs. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Toxic cane toads are invading Taiwan. Conservationists race to contain warty amphibians. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Taiwan is racing to contain an outbreak of invasive cane toads, which likely escaped from a black market breeder. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 14:41:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:17:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LFDFpY4xuYBg8zZ3xtemE3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Taiwan is currently fighting to contain an invasion of toxic cane toads (Rhinella marina).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Taiwan is currently fighting to contain an invasion of toxic cane toads (Rhinella marina).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Poison dart frogs: Facts about the beautiful but deadly amphibians ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ They might look cute, but the toxins from a poison dart frog can be strong enough to kill several humans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2021 12:58:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ scott.dutfield@futurenet.com (Scott Dutfield) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Scott Dutfield ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UXpjb7nPZxRCK4AYZgewJA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates azureus).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a blue poison dart frog]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cannibal toads eat so many of their young, they're speeding up evolution ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Competition is so fierce Down Under, the invasive cane toad has become a mega-cannibal. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:46:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CHahmpdDrEbMFQrgbwf9GW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The cane toad (Rhinella marina) is an invasive species in Australia, where its tadpoles have become voracious cannibals.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The cane toad (Rhinella marina) is an invasive species in Australia, where its tadpoles have become voracious cannibals.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Adorable 'chocolate frog' discovered in crocodile-infested swamp ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists cataloging tree frogs in New Guinea stumbled across a never-before-seen 'chocolate frog' with brown skin and adorable eyes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2021 16:10:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LsBqeNKPFjosmaNcCGXcS7-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The chocolate frog has been hiding in the crocodile-infested swamps of New Guinea, evading detection until now.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The chocolate frog has been hiding in the crocodile-infested swamps of New Guinea, evading detection until now.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Snakes insert their heads into living frogs' bodies to swallow their organs (because nature is horrifying) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In two new studies, researchers identified more snakes that disembowel frogs to eat their organs, a gruesome habit that was only recently discovered. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:41:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qYcfhAuijTMyTJzfpHqjhF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The head of a Taiwanese kukri snake in Lantau Island, Hong Kong plunges deep into the abdomen of a banded bullfrog.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The head of a Taiwanese kukri snake in Lantau Island, Hong Kong plunges deep into the abdomen of a banded bullfrog.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Skin-eating fungus from Europe could invade US, decimate salamanders ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Southern Appalachian mountains are a global biodiversity hot spot for salamanders. And now a skin-eating fungus from Europe could decimate them. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:39:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:01:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Debra Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wu38JnhGd5YfWnNTucFoVc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) is one of dozens of salamander species that call the Appalachians home.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) seen on a rainy night in North Carolina.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Snakes disembowel toads and feast on the living animal's organs one by one ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For the first time, scientists have observed snakes disemboweling toads to dine on their organs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 19:55:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8HoZjBs6Lv64p3J8tyFzPG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A small-banded kukri snake with its head inserted through the right side of the abdomen of an Asian black-spotted toad, in order to extract and eat the organs. Tissue of a collapsed lung (above, left), and possibly fat tissue, is covered by clear liquid that foams as it mixes with air bubbles from the lung. The upper part of the front leg is likewise covered by foaming blood, mixed with air bubbles from the collapsed lung.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A small-banded kukri snake with its head inserted through the right side of the abdomen of an Asian black-spotted toad, in order to extract and eat the organs. Tissue of a collapsed lung (above, left), and possibly fat tissue, is covered by clear liquid that foams as it mixes with air bubbles from the lung. The upper part of the front leg is likewise covered by foaming blood, mixed with air bubbles from the collapsed lung.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ After being swallowed alive, water beetle stages 'backdoor' escape from frog's gut ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An aquatic beetle species takes unusual action to escape digestion after being swallowed by frogs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2020 16:14:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qr77ibX2XGEuxHfr67KdfP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[You really don&#039;t want to know where that beetle has been.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[You really don&#039;t want to know where that beetle has been.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meet Goliath, a Massive Tadpole as Long as Your Face ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A giant tadpole recently found in the wild is bigger than a can of Coke — and it's still growing. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Hy8q8N5ZvGBEymStsneJ4o-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Earyn McGee/SWRS/The Frog Conservation Project]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[So, so thicc.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Frogs' skulls are more bizarre (and beautiful) than you ever imagined ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Remarkable images capture a wide range of spikes, spines, bumps and pits in the skulls of frogs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:37:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:53:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7F6pVwyrvJPXiQP3PJBkML-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hemiphractus scutatus, a South American horned tree frog, has a wide skull with a large gape that enables it to prey on vertebrates. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hemiphractus scutatus, a South American horned tree frog, has a wide skull with a large gape that enables it to prey on vertebrates. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's Largest Frogs Can Move Rocks Half Their Weight ... for Their Wee Pollywogs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The world's largest frogs may also have the best pollywog daycare on the market. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 12:45:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6SHLGn2PGUKYhjPFZGDRDc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[M. Schäfer/Frogs &amp; Friends e.V.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Goliath frog belongs to the largest known frog species in the world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Goliath frog belongs to the largest known frog species in the world.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wee Orange 'Pumpkin' Frogs Have Bones That Glow Through Their Skin ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The frogs' glowing patterns may be a form of communication. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2019 11:04:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UWDzhnHwFTPMs5qFqnPvNV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This is a pumpkin toadlet (&lt;i&gt;Brachycephalus ephippium&lt;/i&gt;) under natural light (left) and ultra-violet light (right).]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gory Photo Shows How a Mystery Predator Turned a Toad Inside Out ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A nature walk near a reservoir in the U.K. recently took a gruesome turn. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ge99cgQGST72S4sye9qPr6-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jan Freedman]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[No guts, no glory.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newly Discovered 'Starry Dwarf Frog' Wears a Galaxy on Its Back, Hides in Dead Leaves ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This frog looks like a pile of dead leaves and carries the sky on its back. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2019 10:34:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:19:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GprgWRQmytxTFDHVVdxo6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newly described frog species &lt;I&gt;Astrobatrachus kurichiyana&lt;/I&gt; — also known as the starry dwarf frog — measures about one inch long and wears a star-like coat of spots on its back. The frog only lives on one isolated hill in India, and may have no close relatives for tens of millions of years.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[starry dwarf frog]]></media:text>
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