Bluey, graduation, a baby’s first Christmas, and more fun themes ... (just ask my 9-year-old niece)—the Hallmark Minecraft Axolotl Ornament is just $8 and the Hallmark Nintendo Super Mario ...

Last year, it was the axolotl that took pride of place on many products, and the endangered amphibian remains popular. Owls, hedgehogs, foxes and sloths also had recent turns in the spotlight.

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.