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3 gru 2021 · Deep in vast caverns of the Postojna cave network, a blind salamander found nowhere else on Earth is one of the star attractions both for visitors and the scientists unraveling its secrets.
Slovenian 'dragons' begin to stir: Ancient cave-dwelling olm salamander lays eggs for first time in three yearsStirring in the depths under the Slovenian cou...
25 paź 2022 · This cavern’s blind aquatic salamanders inspire legends and conservation efforts. Postojna Cave is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Slovenia. It is home to salamanders called olms ...
20 lip 2010 · In the caves of Slovenia and Croatia lives an animal that’s a cross between Peter Pan and Gollum. It’s the olm, a blind, cave-dwelling salamander, also called the proteus and the “human fish ...
2 cze 2016 · After a four-month wait, the eggs laid by a peculiar salamander in a Slovenian cave have started to hatch. Ghostly pale and totally blind, olms - fondly known by locals as "baby dragons" - only...
29 lut 2016 · In a Slovenian cave visited by a million tourists every year, a bizarre and rare amphibian is guarding a significant clutch of eggs. The olm, a blind salamander found in cave rivers of the...
25 kwi 2016 · The salamander’s S-curve has been found carved into the weathered stone of at least one stećak, a type of medieval tombstone that lies scattered across the region.
