• Blind amphibian that buries its head in the sand named after Donald Trump
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A newly discovered amphibian that is blind and buries its head in the sand has been officially named after Donald Trump in recognition of the US President's stance on climate change. Key points: EnviroBuild, a sustainable building materials company, won an auction for the naming rights The company said Mr Trump's was "the perfect name" for the limbless animal The Panamanian underground amphibians are particularly vulnerable to global warming Dermophis donaldtrumpi, 10 centimetres in length and belonging to group of snakelike animals called caecilians, was recently found in Panama by a group of scientists. Its naming rights were auctioned off in a fundraiser for Rainforest Trust, a non-profit rainforest conservation organisation.  The winning bid of $34,478 was made by Aidan Bell, the head of a UK-based sustainable building materials company called EnviroBuild.  "It is the perfect name," Mr Bell told The Guardian.  In a press release authored by Mr Bell, EnviroBuild expanded on the choice, and did not hold back. ... Read more at Blind amphibian that buries its head in the sand named after US ..
i like this new and improved iteration of Trump
In case the line "The dermophis genus grows an extra layer of skin which their young use their teeth to peel off and eat, a behaviour known as dermatrophy," raises eyebrows . . . . . caecilians have evolved an unusual maternal strategy where the mothers nourish the helpless young by growing specialized, non-scarring, fatty skin that the babies bite off the mothers with specialized, needle-like baby teeth until they've eaten enough. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMvL4zOLSeM
May the species bring honor to the name.
With any luck, it'll be the only thing left named after Trump before long.
The name Trump already belongs to an amphibian, though.
wtf i love trump now
That name more likely brings dishonor to the species.
"It is therefore in danger of becoming extinct as a direct result of its namesake's climate policies," Mr Bell wrote.
I'll trade that dumb rating you gave to coldroll on to me, thank you.
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