"Emergence of Subterranean 'Baby Dragons' Unveiled"
Scientists have discovered that blind cave salamanders in northern Italy, known as olms, leave their underground homes to venture to the surface using springs where water bubbles up from hundreds of feet deep. Once believed to be baby dragons, these eyeless and ghostly pale creatures navigate their dark world by sensing vibrations, chemicals in the water, and magnetic fields. The unexpected discovery challenges the belief that these specialized subterranean creatures couldn't survive outside their native caves.