Giant salamanders show up during water tank cleaning

OKAYAMA, Japan - Giant salamanders, a rare species registered as a special national treasure, emerge from behind rocks as their water tank goes through a cleanup at the Ningyo-toge Environmental Engineering Center of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency in Kagamino, Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 15, 2014.

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