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Newt Sex: Buff Males! Writhing Females! Cannibalism!

Newt Sex: Buff Males! Writhing Females! Cannibalism!

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Every winter, California newts leave the safety of their forest burrows and travel as far as three miles to mate in the pond where they were born. Their mating ritual is a raucous affair that involves bulked-up males, writhing females and a little cannibalism. SUBSCRIBE: These amphibious creatures are about five to eight inches long, with rust-colored skin, except for their bright yellow eyes and belly. They began to arrive at the UC Botanical Garden around November, and will stay here for the duration of the rainy season, usually through the end of March. While California newts (Taricha torosa) are only about six inches long, they might travel as far as three miles to return to their birthplace. That's the equivalent for a human of walking about a marathon and a half, without any signs or road maps. Scientists aren't sure exactly how they find their way, but they think it might be based on smell. Why do newts live in a pond? California Newts live most of their time in the forest, but mate in the pond where they were born. Funding for Deep Look is provided in part by PBS Digital Studios and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Date: 2023-11-16

Comments and reviews: 7


Some of my first pets were newts and hermit crabs. in the same aquarium. husbandry was pretty bad in the late 70's early 80's. I don't even think you can buy a pet California newt anymore. maybe you can get a Japanese fire belly newt. but they were mostly replaced with fire belly toads in the pet trade.
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We have yellow bellied newts all over salt spring island bc canada
My sons found one missing its front leg, we nursed it for 6 months inside our tree frog aquarium then let it go. Fun to watch it grow a new leg.

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And I learned something new today; in that newts 'devolve' back to their larvae origins, mate, quickly evolve back to land status, then hightail it back home.
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I was turned into a newt by a witch. We found out she floats in water like a duck because shes made of wood so we burned her. I got better before that tho
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I wish everything came in sample sizes or purchasing of packet samples was available! I hate buying a full size only to not like it then waste it
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Villager: She's a witch! Priest: How do you know? Villager: She turned me into a newt! looks NOTHING like a newt Villager: It got better.
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The way she explains stuff is perfect to understand. These videos are always well thought out and interesting!
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