Meet the axolotl, a rare and fascinating salamander that breaks all the rules of nature. With its perpetual smile and feathery gills, this Mexican marvel has enchanted scientists, artists ...

declining to give his surname but showing off a small axolotl tattoo on his arm. "I'm marked for life." ...

Axolotls are native to Mexico City and live exclusively in two freshwater lakes. They're critically endangered due to habitat loss, with only a handful left in the wild, but they are bred in ...

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — 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 ...