Some of my friends from college always wondered why I ended up following the career path that I chose; i.e., starting out my research career as a student of neurophysiology and subsequently changing course to study the wonders of amphibian reproductive biology. No matter how much I have thought in the past that maybe I made the wrong decision, it is experiences like the one that I have captured in the image below (500 feet down in an old abandoned gold mine) that provide instant affirmation that I made the right choice (no offense Neuro).
Slimy Salamander guarding her coveted clutch of eggs from hungry marauding females.
ps. I took over 500 images in the mine shaft over the weekend, but I promised my colleague that the images would be used for my own personal enjoyment only (hence the huge watermark). I apologize, as I would love to share more!
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