Olm The olm or the cave salamander is a blind amphibian. The olm is the only species in its genus and is found inhabiting the waters that flow underground through an extensive limestone region including waters of the Isonzo river basin near Trieste in Italy, through to southern Slovenia, south-western Croatia, and Herzegovina. The olm is most well known for living its entire life in the darkness of the underwater caves, which has led this species to adapt quite strangely to life without light. The most notable feature of the olm is the fact that it is blind as its eyes are not properly developed and instead it must rely on incredible hearing and smell to understand its surroundings. Today, due to rising levels of water pollution, olm populations are declining meaning that the olm is now considered to be vulnerable to extinction in their native environment.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 03:26:06 +0000
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