Ecologists from Mexico’s National Autonomous university have launched a fundraising campaign where people can virtually adopt an axolotl for about 600 pesos, or around $35 US dollars. The scientists ...

Mexican scientists report that the axolotl salamander — a.k.a. the Mexican walking fish — is nearing extinction. Which raises a Mexican scientists report that the axolotl salamander — a.k.a. the ...

Fans of the iconic axolotl could see the critically endangered species stage a comeback in its native Mexico City, as researchers announced their findings that captive-bred axolotls can survive in the ...

FARGO — When Ray Erickson was in kindergarten, he found a book on a strange breed of Mexican salamanders in a public library. Hungrily, he studied the book for years, and even to this day he’ll flip ...

Beneath the tourist gondolas in the remains of a great Aztec lake lives a creature that resembles a monster - and a Muppet - with its slimy tail, plumage-like gills and mouth that curls into an odd ...

The cartoonish-looking salamanders have faced an uncertain future in the wild. But researchers hope that breeding axolotls in captivity and... Fans of the iconic axolotl could see the critically ...