Another claimed that, “Making them illegal was a mistake. They will still be bought and sold everywhere.” The tiny axolotls were seized within a larger illegal shipment, according to FWS. Credit: ...

Our passion for these cute-looking salamanders means they are everywhere – except in the wild, where the species is under increasing threat ...

Photos shared on social media authentically showed a huge sea creature caught by a fisherman in Papua. Rating: Fake (About this rating?) In 2024, a set of images purportedly showing giant axolotl-like ...

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With a silly smile and frilly gills, the axolotl has wriggled its way into the hearts of millions, becoming a popular aquarium pet and pop culture icon in video games, children’s books and toy stores.

Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) have the incredible ability to regenerate limbs, and even entire organs. And of course, people want to know how we might get our own human bodies to do it, too. A team ...

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axolotls are critically endangered. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, these aquatic monsters—a national symbol that features on Mexico’s 50 peso bills, and which were once ...

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