Cute or creepy: Why humans love some species, loathe others

By Agence France-Presse

May 01, 2019 12:06 am

PARIS: The Chinese giant salamander, the largest amphibian in the world, is not cute.

Weighing as much as an adult human, it has slimy brown skin, a giant mouth curled to a gormless grin, and puny, mistrustful eyes.

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