Despite capturing hearts around the world, the wild axolotl — an aquatic salamander with feathery frills and a soft smile — faces extinction. Fortunately, for both axolotls and their fans ...

With their wispy faces, unique coloring, and big salamander-like eyes, axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) are having a cultural moment. Axolotl merch is all over the internet, you can symbolically ...

One of the world's most endangered amphibians - the strange, perpetually smiling Mexican axolotl - has thrived after being released in artificial wetlands, scientists have discovered. In a study ...

The quest to save the axolotl — the frilly faced, critically endangered amphibian whose quirky looks and otherworldly vibe have endeared it to fans globally — centers on a lake in Mexico City.

With its goggling eyes and signature smiley face, the axolotl became Japan's favorite water creature after it was featured in a TV ad in the 1980s. At iZoo, a facility in Kawazu, Shizuoka ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — 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 ...

One of the world’s most endangered amphibians – the primordial and fish-like axolotl – has successfully adapted to a new environment after being released into artificial wetlands in Mexico ...