Buying an axolotl isn’t as simple as going to the pet store and bringing one of these critically endangered animals home. Or ...

One day, your axolotl was a frilly-gilled, smiley-faced aquatic creature. Then seemingly overnight, your axolotl shed its ...

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 ...

Developmental biologists, neurobiologists, and amphibian research scientists find the axolotl an excellent animal model for their research. Not only are axolotls easy to handle, but females ...

The nuns also began to breed and rear their axolotls for medical reasons. They use the salamander as the key ingredient in a traditional Mexican remedy for coughs and other respiratory illnesses.

Axolotls are native to Mexico City and live exclusively in two freshwater lakes. They're critically endangered due to habitat loss, with only a handful left in the wild, but they are bred in ...

Trained by a friar who was also a biologist, the order began to breed the endangered axolotl in the convent around 30 years ago. The salamander-mad sisters are so adept at it that scientists ...

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 ...