Here's everything you need to know about the Mexican axolotl salamander — from organ regeneration and conservation efforts, ...

An axolotl (ax-a-lot-l) is a creature with big frilly gills like a lion’s mane, tiny eyes with no eyelids and a mouth in the shape of a smile. They come in lots of colors: pink, black, golden or gray.

6 unique features of axolotls that make them specialYou won’t see axolotls easily in nature. They’re critically endangered and live mainly in Mexican lakes.

Axolotls are friendly-faced salamanders that stay in their ‘tadpole’ form forever. While we prize them for their looks and amazing regeneration abilities, in their native Mexico, wild axolotls are ...

On a crisp November morning a little after dawn, grey mist unspools from the surface of the water of a maze of canals and island farms called Xochimilco. I’m just a dozen miles south of the center of ...

Combining the kawaii appearance of a Pokémon character with the real-world appeal of cuddly creatures such as bunnies and kittens, axolotls are the breakout cuties of the past few years. The ...