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Ambystoma mexicanum

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Orizatriz - License Information.

An albino axolotl among rocks underwater

A half year old albino axolotl

Orizatriz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Przemyslaw Malkowski - License Information.

Axolotl moving among rocks under water

Axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum

Pmalkowski Przemysław Malkowski, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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LoKiLeCh - License Information.

A spotted axolotl moving underwater

Axolotl

LoKiLeCh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Stan Shebs - License Information.

An axolotl in an aquarium in San Francisco

Ambystoma mexicanum (axolotl) at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco

Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Stan Shebs - License Information.

Photo of Ambystoma mexicanum (axolotl) at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco

A dark-colored axolotl swimming at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco

Ambystoma mexicanum (axolotl) at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco

Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Pouzin Olivier - License Information.

Axolotl blanc (ambystoma mexicanum) - forme blanche dépigmentée élevée en captivité. Il ne s'agit PAS d'un albinos. Abystoma mexicanum, or Axolotl

A white axolotl swimming among grassy reeds underwater

A white axolotl swimming among grassy reeds underwater

I, Pouzin Olivier, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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License Information.

W:Axolotls, (albino specimens) Vsion / CC BY 2.5 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ambystoma_mexicanum.jpg https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/deed.en

An albino axolotl swimming among reeds underwater

Albino Axolotl

Vsion / CC BY 2.5
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Axolotl - Photo 8

An isolated photograph of an axolotl
Eric Isselee/Shutterstock.com
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Axolotl - Photo 9

What Do Axolotls Eat

Axolotls eat worms, insects, tadpoles, and brine shrimp.

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Axolotl - Photo 10

above view of pink axolotl

Axolotls do most of their hunting at night and then hide to avoid being eaten.

iStock.com/kazakovmaksim
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Axolotl - Photo 11

pink pet axolotl "smiling"

Axolotls have been known to engage in acts of cannibalism.

iStock.com/izanbar
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Coolest Animals: Axolotl

Coolest Animals: Axolotl

An Axolotl in an aquarium. The axolotl is a freshwater salamander that spends its entire life underwater. This highly intelligent amphibian's behavior can range among individuals from social to solitary and active to dormant.

Spok83/Shutterstock.com
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Cutest Animals: Axolotl

Cutest Animals: Axolotl

The very cute Axolotl is over 1,000 times more resistant to cancer than mammals.

Spok83/Shutterstock.com
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LoKiLeCh - License Information.

Axolotl

LoKiLeCh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Shutterstock ID: 2531260819, Photographer: Lapis2380

Close-up of the head of an albino axolotl underwater.
Lapis2380/Shutterstock.com
Close-up of the head of an albino axolotl underwater.

Axolotl

Ambystoma mexicanum

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