The only aquatic creature cuter than a sea turtle is an axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum). These adorable amphibians have feathery gills and a flattened head — they are just so squishy and cute! Axolotls ...

The axolotl is a salamander that does not undergo metamorphosis: adults remain aquatic and keep their gills. They owe their unique appearance in part to these feathery, protruding gills, arranged in ...

Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) are a critically endangered species of salamander. The species has only one natural habitat remaining, a series of canals in Mexico City, and only 50 to 1,000 axolotls ...

Axolotls are bizarre: what they look like, how they exist, where they come from, and how and why they recently became so popular. Never heard of them? No worries, you will soon, as these strange ...

You may have seen axolotls—an amphibian in the salamander family with a permanent smile and pink, feathery gills—in a pet store or as a plushie in a window, but the endearing animal's popularity seems ...

What’s native only to Mexico’s Lake Xochimilco, comes in rainbow colors and has a permanently thrilled expression? An axolotl, of course! It’s a species of salamander with distinctive exterior gills ...