They can be captured and kept as underwater allies or pets. Proper care involves ensuring dim light and deep water habitats. Axolotls regenerate lost limbs, making them resilient companions in the ...

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.

“Axolotl is the twin of maize, agave and water,” Montero said. Current fascination toward axolotl and its rise to sacred status in pre-Hispanic times is hardly a coincidence. It was most ...

MEXICO CITY – 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.