Q: Whoa! What are you?
A: I’m a Triturus Cristatus, also known as the Great Crested Newt!Q: I’m from National Geographic and I came to ask you a few questions.
A: (Starts to crawl out of the pond)Okay, but make it speedy. I’m in a hurry. In a few weeks, I will lose this amazing crest! I’ve got to move fast.
Q: Okay. To start, what is that crest for?
A: This awesome thing? Mostly to show off and impress females.
Q: What about your life? Where did it start?
A: In a pond like this one. I started out as an egg. My egg was wrapped up in a leaf. After, I broke out of my egg and became an eft. I ate small invertebrates in the water such as, worms and mayfly nymphs.
Q: After that, what did you do?
A: I started to develop front legs, followed by back legs and my feathery gills started to diminish. I crawled out of my pond.
Q: What did you eat when you were out of the water?
A: Mostly small worms and insects, though we also eat frog tadpoles sometimes when we mate. They’re absolutely delicious!
Q: I’ve always wondered, how would you stay alive away from the water with no quick getaway from predators?
A: My skin has glands that produce an acrid smelling substance that makes the predators want to run away…from ME!!!! I also use it when I am annoyed or mad.
Q:(Disgusted) Ew. That’s disgusting! I’ve heard things about amphibians being able to regrow body parts. What is it like being able to regenerate?
A: Pretty great! When I lost a leg or tail to a predator, I don’t mind, although I have noticed that my talent is going away. It’s ‘falling apart’.
Q:(Annoyed) Ha ha. Very funny. How old can you be, how long are you, and what is your weight?
A: We can live up to 25 years. I am 18 currently. I am 6 inches, but I have a brother who is seven inches and a sister who is 4 inches. I weigh 0.32 ounces. My bro ways 0.37 ounces though.
Q: Other amphibians that I’ve met are nocturnal, why is this?
A: Mostly because it is cooler at night. That is how I feel. By the way, do you have a flashlight.?
Q: What? No. Why?
A: I don’t like the light, though you might need one because it will get pretty dark when night falls.
Q: Oh. Then, what are those bumps that I can see all over your body?
A: These things? Oh, They contain all of the glands that produces the stinky stuff that I talked about. Just like a witch!
Q: Well, thanks for everything. Oh, wait! Why do you hibernate in the winter?
A: Oh. we just get really tired and go to sleep. It’s fine though, because I love my naps as much as worms!
Interview
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