Yo, let’s talk about the axolotl, the coolest little water monster you’ve ever laid eyes on. This funky creature, with i ...

From a fennec fox to sugar gliders and a pygmy goat to a bush baby, these are the most unusual pets to ever be owned. The ...

Wild axolotls are typically dark brown, whereas lab and pet animals are often white or pink. There are also genetic differences between the two groups, according to Randal Voss, an axolotl ...

If you want a pet you can cuddle and play with, the axolotl is not for you as they shouldn’t be handled. But if you’re willing to give them everything they need, they’re adorable pets that ...

Axolotls don’t crave attention like some pets, but they seem to enjoy watching the world go by, sometimes even following a finger along the glass. Their calm presence makes them ideal for people ...

When she heard about a pet shop with axolotls nearby, Lauren decided to give more consideration to letting her 6-year-old have one to call her own. "She has been asking for a real one for a long time.

Axolotls scurry around during a media presentation before their release into the canals of Xochimilco, a borough of Mexico City, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Credit: AP/Marco Ugarte ...

An axolotl swims around in an aquarium at a museum in Xochimilco Ecological Park, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. Photo by: Marco Ugarte / AP ...

The axolotl falls under all of these factors, which led to AGFC determining its prohibition as a viable wildlife pet. Axolotls can only be found naturally in Lake Xochimilco and Lake Chalco, two ...

Children are pestering parents to get them axolotls for Christmas after a craze for the exotic amphibians as pets was sparked by virtual creatures on the Minecraft video game. But the RSPCA, which ...

Pet axolotls tend to be inbred and lack the wide flow of different genes that makes up a healthy population in the wild. That means that the axolotl extinction crisis can’t simply be solved by ...

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 sneaky god.