This Blind Cave Salamander Can Live 100 Years - The Olm
Meet the Olm or proteus. It’s a cool little salamander that can live up to 100 years and dwells deep in the dark underwater caves of the dinaric alps.
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ABOUT THE OLM
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It is blind but has good hearing and sense of smell. It can also sense electrical fields and even to use the magnetic field of the earth for its orientation. The Olm has used these impressive adaptations to to hunt for cave shrimp and insects and become the master of its own little world.
But like everything on this planet they are now in trouble...