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The Deadpool Salamander
Much like your favorite superhero, the axolotl has amazing super powers! Explore the extraordinary world of the salamander that never grows up in a video from a larger science playlist. Content includes axolotl behavior versus normal...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Newt Limb Regeneration
Some amphibians respond to amputated limbs by fully regenerating functioning limbs. A short video permits viewers to observe a newt's cells working as stem cells, differentiating and regenerating into bones, muscle, skin, nerves, blood...
FuseSchool
Animal Classification
So many animals, so many characteristics—how do we classify them all? A short tour of taxonomy awaits within a helpful Fuse School video on Evolution. Science scholars see how scientists sort animals into the main classes and what traits...
Crash Course
Chordates
Did you know that coelacanths, a living chordate fossil, can live at an ocean depth of 2,300 feet, grow to be 6.5 feet long, and weigh almost 200 pounds? The narrator of a video series on evolution continues his way up the evolutionary...
California Academy of Sciences
California Academy of Sciences: 7,000 Kinds of Amphibians
A fun music video exploring the different types of amphibians and their characteristics. [2:17]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Conan O'brien: Amphibian
Teach language, vocabulary and listening comprehension with Celebrity Vocab clips! [2:51]
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Malformed Frogs
Observe the characteristics of frogs. Watch two kids use the scientific method to find out what's causing malformations in their frog pond.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Animals: Red Backed Salamander Research
Go into the woods with Mitch, a research scientist, to look for and tag red-backed salamanders. [4:38]
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Animals: Wood Frog
Meet wood frogs and chorus frogs with humorist David Stokes. [4:08]
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Real Scientists: Frog Scientist
Learn about a scientific researcher who is studying how invasive species and pollution are causing frog populations to decline. Discover how his findings are helping people see the need for improving our care for the environment.