A figure of an axolotl sits on display at a museum in Xochimilco Ecological Park, in Mexico City (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) From ...

In Aztec legend, the desperate rebel god Xolotl ... declining to give his surname but showing off a small axolotl tattoo on his arm. "I'm marked for life." ...

One of the world's most endangered amphibians - the strange, perpetually smiling Mexican axolotl - has thrived ... to call the axoltol an icon. Aztec legend has it that the creature is a god ...

A 2015 study noted it was common to see axolotls moving around in the water or being used as a source of food in communities. After the fall of the Aztec Empire in 1521, these aquatic ecosystems ...

So this was really big," she said. Axolotls — named for the Aztec god of fire and lightning, Xolotl — are native to the lakes of Mexico's capital. But their colorful, whimsical looks have won ...

Before the Spaniards conquered Mexico-Tenochtitlan in the 16th century, axolotl may not have had archeological representations as did Tláloc — god of rain in the Aztec worldview — or ...

The creatures are associated with Xolotl, the Aztec god of fire and lightning, who is said to have turned into an axolotl when trying to escape his death. Today, axolotls’ ability to regrow ...

At least that's as close as I can get with my American mouth. (bright music) Axolotl means water monster. It's named after an Aztec God, it's inspired a Pokemon, and even swims its way through ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a ...

In Aztec legend, the desperate rebel god Xolotl ... declining to give his surname but showing off a small axolotl tattoo on his arm. “I’m marked for life.” ...