Axolotls not given the drug regrew their limbs normally. This suggests that retinoic acid tells cells where they are and what part to grow. Higher levels of the acid seem to signal a spot closer ...

Thanks to a growing interest in axolotls, especially among kids, this unique animal is helping to drive cutting-edge science. “It’s a little surreal,” Monaghan added. “You just see axolotls at the ...

Today, though, the wild axolotl population has shrunk dramatically due to invasive species and loss of habitat. Don't worry, though, the axolotls as a species are not going anywhere, Eckstrand said.

Wild axolotls are typically dark in color, with mottled patterns of brown and green, while axolotls in the pet trade are found in a variety of colors, including leucistic (pink/white). The Butterfly ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – A popular aquatic creature is being introduced to the Butterfly House and Aquarium, according to a news release. Axolotls are aquatic salamanders native to a few sm… ...

The Butterfly House and Aquarium has begun caring for two new endangered salamanders. A male and female axolotl have joined the aquatic campus and will live with other ambassador animals that are ...