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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; it eats, sleeps, and breeds underwater. Living in caves found in the Dinaric Alps, it is endemic to the waters that flow underground through extensive limestone of karst of Central and Southeastern Europe, specifically southern Slovenia, the Soča river basin near Trieste, Italy, southwestern Croatia, and Herzegovina.
It is also occasionally called the "human fish" by locals because of its skin color, similar to that of white people (translated literally from Slovene: človeška ribica and Croatian: čovječja ribica), as well as "cave salamander" or "white salamander". In Slovenia, it is also known by the name močeril, which translates as "the one that burrows into wetness". It was first mentioned in 1689 by the local naturalist Valvasor in his Glory of the Duchy of Carniola, who reported that, after heavy rains, the olms were washed up from the underground waters and made local people believe that they saw a cave dragon's offspring.
Postojna Cave (Slovene: Postojnska jama; German: Adelsberger Grotte; Italian: Grotte di Postumia) is a 24,120 m long karst cave system near Postojna, southwestern Slovenia. It is the second-longest cave system in the country (following the Migovec System) as well as one of its top tourism sites. The caves were created by the Pivka River.
The cave was first described in the 17th century by the pioneer of study of karst phenomena, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor. In 1818, when the cave was being prepared for a visit by Francis I, the first Emperor of the Austria-Hungary, a new area of the cave was discovered accidentally by local Luka Čeč.
In 1819, Archduke Ferdinand visited the caves, this is when the caves became officially known as a tourist destination. Čeč became the first official tourist guide for the caves when the caves were opened to the public. Electric lighting was added in 1884, preceding even Ljubljana, the capital of Carniola, of which the cave was part at the time, and further enhancing the cave system's popularity.
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For More Latest News Subscribe us: In a Slovenian cave visited by a million tourists every year, a bizarre and rare amphibian is guarding a significant clutch of eggs. The olm, a blind salamander found in cave rivers of the Balkans, is thought to live for more than 100 years but reproduces just once or twice a decade. A female in an aquarium at the Postojna Cave has laid 50-60 eggs - and three of them are now showing signs of growth. Nobody knows how many will hatch, or even precisely how long it will take. "Right now it looks like three are good candidates," Saso Weldt, a biologist working at the cave, told the BBC. He and his colleagues have taken very long-exposure photographs in the darkened cave, in order to glimpse evidence of the tiny embryos developing. "She started laying eggs on...
An Olm (Proteus anguinus) swimming in an underground stream, hidden in the Slovenian carstic landscape.
The olm (Proteus anguinus) is Europe's only cave adapted vertebrate and is currently classified as Vulnerable. Able to go 10 years without food and living for over 50 years, the olm spends its whole life in the total darkness of a subterranean aquatic world. With no sight, it has super enhanced senses of taste, smell, hearing and a sixth sense with which it can detect its prey's electrical field. Changes to the land above, including water pollution and damming, are threatening the fresh water cave systems it lives in. With the support of the Zoological Society of London's EDGE of Existence programme, EDGE Fellow Dušan Jelić is working to conserve this unique species. To learn more about Dušan's project click here: http://www.edgeofexistence.org/community/project_info.php?id=104
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The olm is living proof that there are more wonders in nature that man can dream of. The blind, amphibious cave dweller looks so alien, it was once thought to be the spawn of mythical creatures - dragons. But its oddities are remarkably adapted to one of the most isolated living environments in the world - the underground caves of Slovenia and Croatia. On Wednesday June 1st, the extremely rare hatching of two baby olms in Slovenia's Postojna cave have re-awakened interest in them. Here's more about the slithery salamanders: 1. 'BABY DRAGONS' With their frilly gills, the olm does resemble a miniature dragon, a fantastical animal often depicted with frills on its neck. While they lived underground, they were sometimes washed out of the caves by rain. This probably gave medieval folk in the...
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Imágenes del concierto ofrecido por el grupo asturiano OLM en el Auditorio de la Casa de la Cultura de Mieres el día 25/06/2016 dentro del programa "Conciertos 33600" y compartiendo escenario con el grupo ETHIVA. A quienes no los conocíamos nos sorprendieron gratamente.
My project on The Olm
Girl I wanna thank your mama
For making such a beautiful daughter
Girl you know your looking lovely
Got all the supermums looking ugly
And I know, I know
You cant, you cant
I know you cant help it baby
Alright, alirght
Okay, okay
