The male hellbender, a primitive salamander, excavates an underwater nest and encourages females to lay there.
ðə mˈeɪl hˈɛlbɛndɚ, ɐ pɹˈɪmᵻtˌɪv sˈælɐmˌændɚ, ˈɛkskəvˌeɪts ɐn ˌʌndɚwˈɔːɾɚ nˈɛst ænd ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒᵻz fˈiːmeɪlz tə lˈeɪ ðˈɛɹ.