Meet Belly, Conrad, and Jeremiah, three axolotls rescued by the Cheyenne Animal Shelter, highlighting the need for awareness around their endangered species as they prepare for adoption.

Axolotls are native to Mexico and critically endangered in their habitat, but in scientific laboratories they're finally giving up their anti-aging, wound-healing secrets. Photograph By Raquel Saggin ...

With a silly smile and frilly gills, the axolotl has wriggled its way into the hearts of millions, becoming a popular aquarium pet and pop culture icon in video games, children’s books and toy stores.

In a bid to rescue the critically endangered axolotls, ecologists from Mexico's National Autonomous University have launched the "Adopt an Axolotl" campaign. They have urged the public to contribute ...

The axolotl is definitely a unique pet, a type of salamander that is completely aquatic. Unlike most salamanders, they do not undergo metamorphosis from larval to adult form where breathing changes ...

What’s native only to Mexico’s Lake Xochimilco, comes in rainbow colors and has a permanently thrilled expression? An axolotl, of course! It’s a species of salamander with distinctive exterior gills ...

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 ...