NATURE’S WEIRDEST CREATURES...
ALAMY X2, BBC ILLUSTRATION: DANIEL BRIGHT
If you like your salamander’s big, then this behemoth is for you. The smiley-faced whopper grows up to 1.8m long and weighs as much as a 10-year-old child. It sounds like a child too, making crying and moaning noises that have earned it the nickname ‘wáyáyú’ or ‘infant fish.’