At 1 year of age, axolotls are ready to make some babies. Females can lay between 300 and 1,000 eggs. The mating season is between March and June when water temps are stable.

Learn what makes axolotls so special and why wild populations in Mexico are on the brink of extinction due to habitat loss.

A better understanding of how these amphibians grow new appendages may lead to better wound healing—or even new limbs—in ...

For that reason, captive-bred axolotls—which are a light pink in color—are common research subjects for biologists, who have long been fascinated by their ability to defy aging. (Learn how you ...

Axolotls were first found in small lakes in and near Mexico City, ... ‘Oh, my baby is the size of an axolotl,’” Ralston said. Captive-bred axolotls can make great pets, she said.

An axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) swims in a tank at the Center for Regenerative Therapies at the Technical University in Dresden, Germany. CREDIT: Arno Burgi/picture alliance via Getty Images.

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 ...