Show lives without eating an animal anima which can live for years without eating is on exhibit at the field museum of tTa history chicago it is the olm one of the three known species of cave sal amanders found only in the tha deep lightless caves of europe the creature has a snakelike snake like body about a foot long its four legs are set widely apart prid pre are all pi most useless this bother the olm for it is one of the most sluggish animals known spending most of its life lying motionless upon a rucky ledge or among the stones at the bottom of a stream with the exception of its gill t which are red the olm is perfectly white but if exposed to the sun will turn jet black the eyes since it does not peed need them have degenerated and are completely hidden under the skin |