GBR: 'Flesh-eating' amphibians filmed

[John]

BBC NEWS WEBSITE 09 February 08 'Flesh-eating' amphibians filmed
One of the strangest meal-times in the animal kingdom has been caught on film by a BBC crew.

The team recorded footage of a female worm-like amphibian, called a caecilian, allowing her young to peel off and eat her skin.

See the video here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/...tm&news=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1&nbram=1&bbwm=1&asb=1

And the article here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7235205.stm

And watch it on TV in the UK on Monday night on BBC 1 at 9pm in the BBC's new series 'Life in Cold Blood'.

 

[pete]

That's wild! Cool story. Thanks for posting it.

 

[lims]

When have I ever looked forward to a monday........