A rare toad changed the fate of a river by becoming the first amphibian to halt a hydroelectric dam. It's now in trouble.

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In a small stretch of the Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil lives a bright-orange species of frog that’s new to science, ...

Preface -- General account -- Common names -- Present classifications -- Scientific name -- Specific evaluation of our North American forms -- Range -- Habitat ...

Instead of a soft, gentle purr, she lets loose a series of loud, trilling noises that sound more like a tiny, ferocious dinosaur than a sleepy house cat. The contrast is hilarious and oddly endearing.

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