The Strange Lives of Salamanders| Olm: Blind Cave Dragon|Kavyasmedia
The Strange Lives of Salamanders. The caves beneath Predjama Castle are home to the remarkable olm salamanders. Their eerie pale skin and the fact that they possess both gills and lungs is why people call them ‘the human fish’. #Olm: Blind Cave Dragon. The olm (Proteus anguinus) is an aquatic salamander in the family Proteidae, the only exclusively cave-dwelling chordate species found in Europe. Completely blind and lacking pigmentation, this strange animal was long thought to represent the offspring of dragons.
The Strange Lives of Salamanders. The caves beneath Predjama Castle are home to the remarkable olm salamanders. Their eerie pale skin and the fact that they possess both gills and lungs is why people call them ‘the human fish’. #Olm: Blind Cave Dragon. The olm (Proteus anguinus) is an aquatic salamander in the family Proteidae, the only exclusively cave-dwelling chordate species found in Europe. Completely blind and lacking pigmentation, this strange animal was long thought to represent the offspring of dragons.