NewsDecember 22, 2015
Zoo claims to have the longest salamander
PRAGUE -- Prague Zoo said it likely owns the longest salamander on Earth. The endangered animal is the largest amphibian on the planet. In a statement Sunday, the zoo said Karlo, a Chinese giant salamander it received 19 months ago from Germany, likely is the biggest representative of its species. The zoo said Karlo is 5 feet, 2 3/16 inches long. The amphibian's weight is 77 pounds...
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PRAGUE -- Prague Zoo said it likely owns the longest salamander on Earth. The endangered animal is the largest amphibian on the planet. In a statement Sunday, the zoo said Karlo, a Chinese giant salamander it received 19 months ago from Germany, likely is the biggest representative of its species. The zoo said Karlo is 5 feet, 2 3/16 inches long. The amphibian's weight is 77 pounds.
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