On a quiet evening near a pond, you might see a small, slippery creature gliding gently through the water. Its skin looks smooth or slightly bumpy, and its tail swishes slowly from side to side. You might pause and wonder: are newts asexual? Can they make babies without a partner, or do they always need … Read more

On a quiet evening near a pond, you might see a small, slippery creature moving slowly in the water. Its tail wags gently, and its skin looks smooth or slightly bumpy. You might wonder: are newts and axolotls related? Yes, they are both amphibians and part of the bigger salamander family, but they live very … Read more

On a quiet night by a pond, you might see a small creature gliding through the water. Its tail moves in gentle waves, and its skin shines under the moonlight. You might wonder: are newts aquatic? Newts are partly aquatic, but not completely. They spend part of their lives in water and part on land. … Read more

On a quiet evening near a pond, you might see a small creature sliding under leaves or swimming slowly in the water. Its skin looks smooth or sometimes slightly bumpy, and its tail wiggles gently as it moves. You might wonder: are newts a type of salamander? Yes, newts are salamanders, but they are a … Read more

On a quiet evening, you might see a small creature sliding through damp grass or swimming just under the water. Its skin looks smooth and shiny, and it moves slowly but carefully. You might wonder: are newts endangered? Yes, some newts are endangered, but it depends on the species and where they live. Habitat loss, … Read more

On a damp evening, you might spot a small creature slipping under the leaves or swimming quietly in a pond. Its skin looks smooth, and its movements are slow but deliberate. You might wonder: are British newts poisonous? Yes, British newts make toxins, but they mostly use them to protect themselves from predators. Handling them … Read more

On a rainy evening, you might see a small creature slipping through the grass or swimming in a pond. Its body looks long and smooth, with a tail moving like a little paddle. At first glance, it looks a lot like a lizard. This brings up a common question: are newts reptiles? No, newts are … Read more

On damp nights, you might notice a small creature moving slowly under a log or swimming in a pond. At first, it looks like a tiny lizard with smooth skin and a long tail. But then you stop and wonder: are newts actually lizards? No, newts are not lizards. Newts are amphibians, closely related to … Read more

Newts look small and harmless as they move through ponds, streams, and damp forests. Yet their quiet lives hide a bigger question: are these little amphibians actually protected by law? Yes, many newts are legally protected, but the rules change depending on where you live and which species you find. Some newts are common and … Read more