Axolotls live a simple life. Unlike other pets with demanding social needs, these amphibians are content to explore their ...

Then seemingly overnight, your axolotl shed its gills, lost its dorsal fin, and gasps for air at the water’s surface. After ...

But their biggest danger is pollution of freshwater. If an axolotl is not living in someone’s home or in an aquarium, they are lentic creatures – meaning living in still-water lakes.

This collection of axolotl salamanders has become the largest self-sustaining population in the world. The AGSC staff maintains an average breeding population of 1,000–1,200 adults, as well as a ...

A museum and conservation centre dedicated to Mexico’s critically endangered axolotl salamander is highlighting the amphibian’s remarkable story that has captured the attention of scientists ...