Skyrocketing plush toy sales – fueled by a need for comfort ... Highland cows, red pandas and axolotls, a type of salamander native to Mexico, have all popped up in popular culture.

Now, it seems, they’re everywhere: in the form of plush toys, children’s books, fashion and decor. But the axolotl is only ...

everybody knows axolotls." Cassandra Clayton, a Vermont Teddy Bear Company product designer, said rising sales to adults are also fueling the demand for unique – and collectible – plush toys.