Animal of the day: Axolotl!

Axolotls are amphibians, a member of the salamander family! They are popular scientific guinea pigs for they are able to regrow limbs. Don't shade them by confusing them with mud puppies, they ain't mud puppies.

Axolotls ares endangered because:

• pollution
• stupid asian carp and other foreign fishies eating the baby axolotls
• they are sold at the Mexican market. 

Axolotls grow to be 6 to 18 inches long, most commonly 9. They have gills stalks called ramis that are used to move oxygenated water. These guys have no eyelids but their teeth are existent, just barely visible and a bit unnecessary usually because they mainly eat by suctioning things in. Axolotls like to eat small fishies and wormies. 

Axolotls live in lakes in high up places in Mexico. They are sometimes cannibalistic when young. They can be pink!