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Cooling amphibians & carbon-capturing mollusks

Living Planet

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The Mexican Aholoto: A Native Amphibian

The Mexican aholoto is one of 17 species of amphibian in Mexico. It can regrow its own gills, limbs, heart and brain. But it has been declared critically endangered in the wild. Scientists say that an old agricultural practice could be key to its survival. And its survival could bekey to regulating the city's temperature. Lulu Ralda went to meet some aholos in person.

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