Salmon is widely touted for its nutritional benefits, especially its high concentration of essential fatty acids. But salmon is also a fatty fish and is not a complete food source like whole live prey. This means the question of can axolotls eat salmon is slightly more complicated than it might seem at first glance. Axolotls … Read more
Axolotls are a unique type of salamander native only to a special lake system just outside of Mexico City, Mexico. Axolotls are very endangered in the wild, but in captivity, they are becoming quite popular. Unlike other salamander species, axolotls are completely aquatic both as juveniles and in adulthood. They never lose their gorgeous feathery … Read more
Out of more than 500 different species of salamanders, axolotls remain utterly unlike the others. For starters, the axolotl is only found in one place in the world. Axolotls also keep some of their juvenile (immature) features their whole life instead of crawling out onto land like other salamanders. And axolotls are both a relatively … Read more
The axolotl is becoming quite a popular aquarium pet, thanks in large part to keeper videos and articles about this unique-looking and quite rare species. Axolotls in the wild are almost functionally extinct, as Scientific American points out. But in captivity, the axolotl is thriving. Axolotls are actually related to tiger salamanders, but unlike most … Read more
Axolotls are unlike any other salamander species on the planet today. They are a surprisingly recent salamander species that evolved from tiger salamanders. Axolotls are also one of the most critically endangered salamanders on Earth because their natural territory is limited to one lake system in Mexico. So for all intents and purposes, axolotls really … Read more
Axolotls are a unique type of aquatic salamander species that is found in only one place on Earth – Lake Texcoco. As National Geographic explains, Lake Texcoco lies within the complex of canals called Xochimilco located just outside and to the south of Mexico’s capital city, Mexico City. It is important to learn all you … Read more
