Baby hellbender salamanders don't stand a chance against their fathers who have gone rogue and started cannibalizing their offspring.
For the past eight years, scientists from Virginia Tech have been studying the behavior of hellbender salamanders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), a species of giant amphibians that inhabit the frigid waters of southwestern Virginia rivers and are considered the largest salamanders in North America, growing about 2 feet (0.69 meters) long and weighing up to 5 pounds (2.3 kilograms).
