Chinese giant salamander: A video of Chinese Giant Salamander (CJS) is going viral on social media. This creature is the world’s largest amphibian, that is, this creature can live in both water and land, whose length can be up to 6 feet (1.8 meters), which can be found in many water bodies including the Yangtze River of China. is found. Apart from this, it is also found in North America and Japan.
The video of this creature has been posted on Twitter by a user named @gunsnrosesgirl3. You can see in the video that this creature is orange in color, which is seen crawling and landing in the water. It has small legs. Although this Can also be dark brown with a spotted or mottled pattern. You will be surprised to know that for the sake of their stomach, the people of China have brought this species of creature to the verge of extinction.
Actually, this creature has been eaten in China for years, people there eat it with great enthusiasm. They liked its meat so much that its consumption started increasing rapidly. smithsonianmag According to the report, These creatures are a prized food in China, some of which Sells for more than 1,500 dollars (1 lakh 24 thousand rupees).
Watch here- Video of CJS Jeeva
Chinese giant salamander
world’s largest amphibian, capable of growing nearly 6ft in length (1.8 meterspic.twitter.com/1LsjCqT0dO
— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) November 10, 2023
The Chinese Giant Salamander (CJS) is endangered due to overeating by people. The numbers have declined very rapidly. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed it as critically endangered since 2004, reports chinadialogue.net.critically endangered) Told.
Interesting facts about the Chinese Giant Salamander
The Chinese giant salamander is also used in making traditional Chinese medicines. Now its farm houses have started opening in China so that salamanders can be produced in large quantities. It does not have gills like fishes. They take oxygen through their porous skin. Their eyes are not very powerful, but they recognize their prey by the waves rising in the water.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 11, 2023, 17:52 IST