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It is also called the "human fish" by locals because of its fleshy skin color (translated literally from Slovene: človeška ribica, Macedonian: човечка рипка, Croatian: čovječja ribica, Bosnian: čovječija ribica, Serbian: човечја рибица), as well as "cave salamander" or "white salamander".
The olm or proteus ( Proteus anguinus ) is an aquatic salamander in the family Proteidae, the only exclusively cave-dwelling chordate species found in Europe. In contrast to most amphibians, it is entirely aquatic, eating, sleeping, and breeding underwater.
20 de jul. de 2010 · It’s the olm, a blind, cave-dwelling salamander, also called the proteus and the “human fish”, for its pale, pinkish skin. It has spent so long adapting to life in caves that it’s mostly blind,...
27 de may. de 2024 · It is sensitive to pollutants such as fertilizers and pesticides, and it is collected, illegally, for the pet trade. Now and then an olm will be eaten by a fish or other animal that got lost in its cave or will be eaten by another olm. Water pollution is one of the threats to the olm.
Olm, (Proteus anguinus), blind salamander belonging to the family Proteidae (order Caudata). It lives in the subterranean streams in karst areas of the Adriatic coast from northeastern Italy southward into Montenegro. As an aquatic cave dweller, the olm has lost its skin pigmentation, and its.
Olms can live up to 10 years without food and are adapted to living in total darkness. They eat, sleep, and breed underwater. Feeding on crustaceans like shrimp, insects and snails.
The olm is Europe’s only cave-dwelling vertebrate, and has numerous unique adaptations for an underground life. Incredibly, the olm can survive without food for up to a decade! Olms hunt their prey in the absolute dark and have developed a powerful sensory system of smell, taste, hearing and electrosensitivity.
