Beneath a floating canopy of lily pads in Cedar Lake, Canada, a swarm of western toad tadpoles glided gracefully through the water. “To me, the most fun that I can have, the thing that lights me ...

Amphibians lay eggs in water like this frogspawn. The wriggling tadpoles hatch with tails and gills to breathe underwater just like fish. As they grow, they develop legs and lungs and begin to ...

Ms Mills said it was unusual for the tadpoles to be found in the river, as they often preferred still water. However, she said the cold winter water should not be a problem for them. "They can ...

Juan knew the pond well, having visited it often to photograph amphibians. The common toad tadpoles’ enthusiasm for their meal caused the dead sparrow to roll around unpredictably in the water. Juan ...

Great crested newts are nocturnal and are voracious eaters, feeding on worms, slugs, and insects on land, and tadpoles and mollusks in water. They are more terrestrial than most newts, but must ...