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When was The Hellbenders created?
The Hellbenders was created in 1967.
What is the duration of The Hellbenders?
The duration of The Hellbenders is 1.5 hours.
What eats hellbenders?
They mainly eat crayfish but they can also eat other hellbenders, hellbender eggs, and small fish.
What is different about the hell bender to other amphibians?
Hellbenders are exceptionally large salamanders.
Why are hellbenders called hellbenders?
Legend has it that the large salamander family referred to as the Hellbender, often rested or nested in the hollows of rotting logs. If these logs were placed on a fire the salamander ran out to safety. The impression was that the salamander had been born of the fire, hence the name Hellbender.
Why is hellbender salamanders endangered?
Helbenders are endangered mainly because of pollution. Since so much pollution is dumped and pumped into streams, many hellbenders are dying. Most of the waste that is dumped into rivers is acidic. The acids in the waste are not only harmful to hellbenders, but also to fish, salamanders, and other aquatic animals.
What is a hellbender?
A hellbender is a type of large aquatic salamander native to North America. They are known for their flat bodies, loose skin, and ability to breathe through their skin. Hellbenders are primarily found in cold, fast-flowing streams and are considered indicators of good water quality.
Has the endangered Ozark hellbender ever been bred in captivity?
Yes, in mid-November 2011, for the first time ever in captivity, 62 little hellbenders (salamanders) hatched out in Saint Louis Missouri Zoo. 120 more are expected by early December. Rivers there used to support more than 8000 hellbenders, but they were declared endangered in 2011 when fewer than 600 were estimated left. Polluted waters and illegal capture are blamed for their decline. Fully grown, at 5 or 6 years of age, adult hellbenders can be up to 2 feet long (60 centimeters).
What is oxyen?
its what you breathe and what plants breathe out while they breathe that out they breathe in carbon diOxide and we breathe it out.
Do you breathe in or breathe out oxygen?
Humans breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. Trees "breathe" out oxygen.
What do you breathe when you breathe out?
Humans breathe out carbon dioxide, the whole world runs in a motion, for example plants breathe carbon dioxide, we breathe in oxygen. Even fish breathe oxygen. They take the oxygen out of the water. So we breathe in what plants breathe out and plants breathe in what we breathe out.
Where does a Hellbender live?
Hellbenders primarily inhabit clean, fast-flowing streams and rivers in the eastern United States, particularly in the Appalachian region. They prefer habitats with rocky substrates, as these provide shelter and breeding sites. Their range extends from New York to Georgia, with significant populations found in states like Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Hellbenders are aquatic and spend most of their lives in water, rarely venturing onto land.
