Meet our story hero: the admirable red-belly toad. A tiny amphibian found nowhere else on Earth but a small forest patch in southern Brazil.
Listed as a critically endangered species, it is capable of amazing things.
In 2014, it stopped the construction of a hydroelectric dam that would have destroyed its home.
In 2024, catastrophic floods swept through the habitat this little survivor depends on. Did it make it through? Make sure to watch the full video.
This story first appeared on Mongabay
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