Axolotls, with their signature smiles and pink gills, are the celebrities of the salamander world. But they are more than ...

Offering adequate nutrition. Your axolotls should have a regular feeding schedule to prevent them from cannibalizing each other. They need a well-balanced diet of earthworms to thrive. Ensuring ...

The species consumes a varied diet, feasting on mollusks, small fish, and insects. Axolotls are actually capable of metamorphosis – scientists have induced the process in captive animals – and after ...

It is of some interest to find that this diet produces a similar effect in a form which usually does not metamorphose—the Axolotl. This is the larva of a salamander known as Amblystoma ...

Axolotls are endangered amphibians that can regrow their body parts. While some people have them as pets, they are found in two lakes in Mexico. Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images Axolotls may look ...

Axolotls, which breed well in captivity ... estimates an animal’s age based on how life events, such as stress or diet, turns its genes on and off. If an animal has experienced a lot of trauma ...

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Despite capturing hearts around the world, the wild axolotl — an aquatic salamander with feathery frills and a soft smile — faces extinction. Fortunately, for both axolotls and their fans ...