{"id":21262,"date":"2011-05-21T17:24:28","date_gmt":"2011-05-21T15:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=21262"},"modified":"2011-05-21T17:24:28","modified_gmt":"2011-05-21T15:24:28","slug":"fish-with-arms-legs-photos-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/fish-with-arms-legs-photos-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Fish with Arms &amp; Legs?! {Photos &amp; Video}"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/japanese-giant-salamander.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21265\" title=\"japanese giant salamander\" src=\"http:\/\/planetsave.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/japanese-giant-salamander.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Turns out this isn&#8217;t a fish with hands and feet, but a giant salamander. It lives in Japan and parents there warn their children that there&#8217;s a fish with hands and feet that can pull them under the water. The mouth on the one in the Animal Planet video below looks big enough to fit around a child&#8217;s head. Check it out:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"dit-video-embed\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"http:\/\/static.discoverymedia.com\/videos\/components\/apl\/5a77253903d22737743e5f19052f4f4d71d325a6\/snag-it-player.html?auto=no\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is pretty crazy, eh? Wouldn&#8217;t want to run into one of those.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/japanese-giant-salamanders.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21270\" title=\"Arrival from Airport into Quarantine\" src=\"http:\/\/planetsave.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/japanese-giant-salamanders.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/japanese-giant-salamander-eye.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21271\" title=\"Japanese Giant Salamander Media Event\" src=\"http:\/\/planetsave.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/japanese-giant-salamander-eye.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some facts on the Japanese giant salamander from our friends at <a href=\"http:\/\/animal.discovery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Animal Planet<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Japanese giant salamanders have what is called &#8220;nocturnal super senses.&#8221; They sport sensory cells on their skin to help them detect vibrations in their environment in the water.<\/li>\n<li>Although the Japanese giant salamander has no natural predators, it may be at risk of extinction in the near future because of continued hunting, over-collection, pollution and loss of habitat.<\/li>\n<li>Unlike other salamanders, Japanese giant salamanders seldom ever venture onto land. Instead, they breach their heads above the surface to obtain air.<\/li>\n<li>The Japanese giant salamander is the second largest salamander in the world, after the Chinese giant salamander. It grows to around five feet in length.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Related Stories:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/2009\/07\/09\/new-salamander-species-discovered-in-us\/\"><strong>New Salamander Species Discovered in US<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/2010\/10\/04\/giant-penguin-unearthed-in-peru-video\/\"><strong>Giant Penguin Unearthed in Peru [VIDEO]<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/2010\/08\/24\/huge-turtle-species-survived-50-million-years-until-humans-came-along\/\"><strong>Huge Turtle Species Survived 50 Million Years, until Humans Came Along<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/2011\/05\/19\/national-endangered-species-day-is-may-20-video\/\">National Endangered Species Day is May 20 {VIDEO}<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Photos via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/johnfederico\/2182353408\/sizes\/m\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Federico<\/a> ; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nationalzoo\/4817463641\/sizes\/m\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smithsonian&#8217;s National Zoo<\/a> ; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nationalzoo\/4819245090\/sizes\/m\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smithsonian&#8217;s National Zoo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turns out this isn&#8217;t a fish, but a giant salamander. It lives in Japan and parents there warn their children that there&#8217;s a fish with hands and feet that pulls children under the water and to stay away. The mouth on that thing in the Animal Planet video below looks big enough to fit around a child&#8217;s head. 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