Animal Pictures - Along the Asia Trail at the National Zoo
By Rachel Cooper, About.com
Japanese Giant Salamanders
Japanese Giant Salamanders
Photo © Jessie Cohen/National Zoo
Japanese Giant Salamanders are about five feet long and weigh about 55 pounds. They live in the mud, with stones, and plants and their new habitat is a part of the Asia Trail.
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- Tai Shan, the Panda Cub in His New Home on the Asia Trail
- Sloth Bears
- Asian Small-Clawed Otters
- Clouded Leopard
- Red Panda
- Japanese Giant Salamanders
- Fishing Cat
- Mei Xiang in Her New Habitat
- Sloth Bear Up Close
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