amphibians
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Amphibian is also used to describe things such as vehicles that can operate both on land and in the water.
Amphibians were the first land-dwelling animals to evolve.
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"These amphibians need care and attention for their entire lives, which can be 15 years," it added.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Tara's axolotl rescue centre has about 160 of the amphibians, as well as ferrets, snakes and lizards.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
A 2023 analysis of roughly 8,000 amphibian species found that two out of five are threatened with extinction, making amphibians the most endangered group of vertebrates.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
"On average, morphologically based species of fishes, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and other vertebrate groups all seemed to be hiding around two cryptic species."
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
Congress because it killed millions of birds, fish, and amphibians after World War II, the insecticide called DDT was still being used in South America.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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