Feeding Helga The Tiger Salamander

Lesson Materials

It’s feeding time at the Kensington Metropark Nature Center and we’re feeding our eastern tiger salamander! Learn about eastern tiger salamanders and watch Helga enjoy some yummy meal worms.

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The Hawk and the Hen

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Rain Shadow Effect - Death Valley and Sequoia

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