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baby axolotl (Original Post) tblue37 Feb 2021 OP
That is just adorable! And I have never seen (or heard of) one before! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2021 #1
They are among the world's most critically endangered amphibians. hlthe2b Feb 2021 #2
Thanks. Too cute! Quick research --from salamander family; found in Mexico RestoreAmerica2020 Feb 2021 #3
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How potrzebie of you! Cirque du So-What Feb 2021 #5
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That's where I first heard of it and had to look it up. Now I visit a real one Tanuki Feb 2021 #9
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baby axolotl is pretty much an oxymoron Kali Feb 2021 #8

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3. Thanks. Too cute! Quick research --from salamander family; found in Mexico
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 09:19 AM
Feb 2021

..what is frightening is--that this is one of many of our tiniest creatures that are endagered. Thanks for posting.

The axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum, also known as the Mexican walking fish, is a neotenic salamander related to the tiger salamander. Although colloquially known as a "walking fish", the axolotl is not a fish but an amphibian. Wikipedia
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (Population decreasing) Encyclopedia of Life
Scientific name: Ambystoma mexicanum
Length: 9.1 in. Encyclopedia of Life
Higher classification: Mole salamander
Family: Ambystomatidae
Lifespan: 15 years nationalgeographic.com

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