Axolotls are members of a class of animals called amphibians, which also includes frogs. Amphibians lay their jelly-like eggs in water, and the eggs hatch into water-dwelling larval states.

A healthy axolotl will have three pairs of feathery external gills framing its perpetually smiling face. Yet, one day you may find that your axolotl’s normally flowing gills have curled tips. Is ...

Axolotls can make good pets if you are interested in a calm, exotic-looking animal. Yet, if you want your pet to live the longest possible life, you must commit to a fair amount of maintenance.

But wild axolotls, endemic to a single lake in Mexico, are critically endangered due to degradation of their native wetlands, with only 50 to 1,000 individuals left in the wild.

In 2020, Fortnite, a video game, added an axolotl character too. But 2021 is when axolotls exploded.

The axolotl (say "ax-oh-lot-el") is a Mexican species of salamander. It's also known as a Mexican walking fish. It can regenerate, repair or replace its arms, legs, tail, lower jaw, brain and heart.

Now’s the opportunity to help one of Mexico’s iconic ‘water monsters.’ Animal lovers around the world can now virtually adopt an axolotl, an iconic fish-like amphibian. In late November, a ...