On land, they lope or bound. When moving over snow or ice, otters alternate bounding with gliding. Grooming is a frequent activity and entails rolling in the snow, mud or vegetation, often at the same ...

The Eastern hellbender, a slimy, mud-colored creature that ranks as Indiana’s and the nation's largest salamander, may be ...

Nicknames like old lasagna sides, snot otter, and the mud devil do not paint a very nice picture of the hellbender, but this ...