The only aquatic creature cuter than a sea turtle is an axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum). These adorable amphibians have ...

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The axolotl can grow up to 12 inches and weigh anywhere from three to eight pounds, and its average lifespan in the wild is 10-15 years. Most axolotls are dark brown with some black speckling, but ...

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A worker shows an axolotl in a hatchery to preserve the species on August 19, 2019 in Mexico City, Mexico. CREDIT: Eyepix/NurPhoto via Getty Images. NurPhoto ...

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.

Despite this cool trait, axolotls don’t grow extra body parts they don’t need, which is why they have four toes on their front feet and five toes on their back feet. 3. As neotenic amphibians ...

These glow-in-the-dark axolotls can regrow lost limbs — and scientists say studying them could eventually help humans do the same.