The battle over whether the rare eastern hellbender should be considered endangered has again made its way to federal court ... For the past decade, the eastern hellbender population has been declining in rivers and streams across the United States.
At the zoo, they go by names like “hellbender” and “aye aye” and “naked mole-rat.” Even in a place packed with fascinating and exotic creatures, they are the oddballs ...Alas, hellbenders aren’t so fearsome.
) Although eastern hellbenders are the largest salamander in the United States, they can be hard to spot ... The water moves fast, but the hellbenders don't travel far ...