Duties. Tire technicians install, balance, repair and rotate tires. They also might stud tires for snow, repair run-flat tires, retread worn off-the-road tires or complete other specialty tire work.
Giant salamander is the world's largest living amphibian and is known as 'the living fossil' because it has remained largely unchanged for 170 million years. Surprising catch: Wu Shuying (right), 51, said her husband was fixing a blocked pipe when they saw the critically endangered animal trapped inside the tube in their home in Wuhan, China
Like other amphibians, the Japanese giant salamander has smooth skin rather than scales. The skin acts as a respiratory surface where oxygen enters the body and carbon dioxide is released. Flaps of skin that run laterally increase the surface area for respiration. Rocking gently in the water helps oxygenate its body.