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 ...

This is because the axolotl is one of nature's scrappiest creatures with a unique ability that has baffled the scientific community for decades. Dr. James Godwin: "They are pretty amazing actually.

You might know axolotls from video games like “Minecraft” and “Pokemon,” but the aquatic salamanders with unique, adorable ...

Axolotls make great pets for those looking to start keeping amphibians as pets. They are easy to care for, are relatively healthy thanks to their regenerative nature, and can live a long time in ...

A convent of Mexican nuns is helping to save one of the world’s most remarkable amphibians: the axolotl. Axolotls are able to regrow lost limbs and other body parts. As a result, these aquatic ...

With its goggling eyes and signature smiley face, the axolotl became Japan's favorite water creature after it was featured in a TV ad in the 1980s. At iZoo, a facility in Kawazu, Shizuoka ...

Today’s Google Doodle is a celebration of Lake Xochimilco, a natural lake near Mexico City that also happens to be the last remaining habitat for the axolotls—a species related to the salamander.