This collection of axolotl salamanders has become the ... modify their bodies to suit life on land. But not all salamanders mature into land-dwelling animals, and axolotls are one example.
The axolotl (ACK-suh-LAH-tuhl) is the Peter Pan of salamanders. While most amphibians grow out of their aquatic phase to begin their lives on land, the axolotl largely retains its larval ...
It is of some interest to find that this diet produces a similar effect in a form which usually does not metamorphose—the Axolotl. This is the larva of a salamander known as Amblystoma ...
In the fascinating world of amphibians, few creatures capture the imagination quite like the axolotl, a unique species of salamander known scientifically as Ambystoma mexicanum ... thrive in their ...
Many have characteristics that appear almost incomprehensible to humans. One such exciting critter is the Axolotl – an aquatic salamander. It betrays the nature of its fellow land-living amphibians by ...
The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum ... while most other salamander species walk around on land and breathe with lungs during ...
You might know axolotls from video games like “Minecraft” and “Pokemon,” but the aquatic salamanders with unique, adorable ...
axolotls can lose their gills and move onto land like most other salamander species (a process known as morphing). A drastic change in environment or certain genes could cause an axolotl to morph.
and home to the rare axolotl species. Lake Xochimilco is also currently the last remaining native habitat on Earth for axolotls, fresh-water salamanders that live in the water instead of on land.
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 ...
Editor's note: This is part of a series of videos offering an up-close perspective on the animal kingdom. A special 360-degree video camera system was set up in zoos and other facilities to show ...