Hundreds of years ago, when the Mexica established themselves in what would become the capital of the Aztec Empire, they encountered an alien-looking creature with a permanent grin and a crown of ...

Axolotls, often called “water dogs,” are a unique species of salamander gaining popularity among exotic pet enthusiasts. Unlike most amphibians, these creatures retain their larval features throughout ...

“They’re here.” Those words were all That Fish Place/That Pet Place needed to post to set social media ablaze over the store’s first shipment of a trendy amphibian. “It’s been really cool to see ...

Feb. 7—While Alanna Cohen-Garcia was checking on her various reptiles at Wild Exotics, the sulcata tortoise brothers Beavis and Butt-Head were munching away on a piece of lettuce near the Brunswick ...

They're calling it Adoptaxolotl. It's the latest relaunch of a fundraising campaign by ecologists at Mexico’s National Autonomous University to save the endangered (and adorable) type of underwater ...

Minecraft is a series all about using your imagination to bring things to life and, in some cases, survive. The world is full of mobs that you can interact with either by fighting or taming. The ...

The axolotl, with its permanent grin and youthful-looking body, has captured hearts thanks to TikTok and the popular video game Minecraft, which added the salamander to its universe in 2021. More and ...

Here's everything you need to know about the Mexican axolotl salamander — from organ regeneration and conservation efforts, to cultural mystique.

The only aquatic creature cuter than a sea turtle is an axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum). These adorable amphibians have feathery gills and a flattened head — they are just so squishy and cute! Axolotls ...