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

Axolotls possess several genes for pigmentation so they can appear pink, black, brown or translucent white and can change ...

Overall, their bodies are typically light pink ... injury. Axolotls have the ability to regenerate body parts, so if something happens where they injure themselves and lose a limb or tail ...

According to Mori, many pink- and white-colored axolotls distributed in Japan and elsewhere have been genetically modified for ornamental purposes. Wild ones are typically dark-colored.