In the caves of Slovenia and Croatia lives an animal that’s a cross between Peter Pan and Gollum. It’s the olm, a blind, cave-dwelling salamander, also called the proteus and the “human fish ...

The olm, a foot-long salamander nicknamed “the human fish” because of its fleshy skin and tubular shape, is certainly a strange-looking animal. But beneath the surface, they’re even weirder ...

The olm is a blind, cave-dwelling salamander, also called the proteus and the “human fish”, for its pale, pinkish skin. It lives in caves in Eastern Europe. Photo by Arne Hodalič The olm is like a ...

Rare olm salamanders, also known as "the human fish" and "baby dragons," are hatching in Postojna Cave. So far, three have hatched in the cave's special aquarium, the latest on June 4.

Postojna is one of the world's longest limestone karst caves, recent explorations bringing its length to 24 kilometers (14.9 miles), with the possibility ...

One homeowner in Slovenia cleaning up after flood waters gushed into their basement recently made quite the creepy discovery. The homeowner found a cave-dwelling creature called an "Olm" or "Human ...

The olm (Proteus anguinus) is also known as the human fish, the baby dragon, and, in Slovenian, "močeril." (Translation: "the one that burrows into wetness.") ...

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The olm was already in a big aquarium in the cave when the eggs were discovered by chance on Jan. 30 by a tour guide who noticed a little white dot attached to the fish tank’s wall.

Croatian and international cave divers have found five new olm habitats in the past six years as part of the project run by Croatian association Hyla.The lake where the creature was seen at record ...