Helping the hellbender

By Photo courtesy of Missouri Department of Conservation

December 5, 2008 | 10:59 a.m. CST

The Ozark Hellbender, pictured here, is a fully aquatic animal, meaning they cannot live on land. Hellbenders mainly eat crayfish, and unlike most salamanders, perform external fertilization.

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