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Q: Where do you find hellbenders?
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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.


How do Hellbenders breathe?

It is fantasy, fiction, a cartoon, not real


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.


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 does an Eastern Hellbender eat?

Eastern Hellbenders primarily feed on crayfish, insects, small fish, and other aquatic invertebrates found in their freshwater habitats. They are nocturnal predators, using their keen senses and slimy skin to locate and capture their prey.


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.


How much can you hold salamanders?

you should not hold them without gloves and only for 1 to 2 minutes


Is there such thing as a lizard that lives in the water?

Yes, crocodiles, caimans, alligators, gavials, saltwater crocodiles, sea turtles, terapins, hellbenders, and marine iguanas, are some that live today. During the mesozoic era, many reptiles lived in the water, like plesiosaurs, placodonts, mosasaurs, sea turtles, nothosaurs, thalattosuchians ichthyosaurs, and more.