A happy axolotl

The axolotl is an endemic species of Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City.

This friendly little animal that seems always happy is a close relative of the salamander. Its average size is 6 inches although it can measure up to 12 inches.

The axolotl is a representative animal that has accompanied Mexico since the history of the Aztecs. Its name means aquatic monster and its mythological origin is the following:

Xolotl brother of Quetzalcoatl reusing himself to die sacrificed hid himself taking the form of a milpa of two reeds but It was discovered so that it continued its flight now in the form of a double stalk of maguey but it did not work here that it took its last form as an aquatic animal which it has preserved up to these days.

The axolotl is unique and wonderful. For example. It has the ability to reproduce being a larva in fact never ceases to be a larva. It is a carnivorous animal and hunts at night and sleeps for the day.

Besides all this has a feature that makes it unique. It is capable of regenerating whole members of your body including part of your brain. This makes it the object of multiple scientific studies to treat diseases.

The bad news is that the destruction of its habitat caused by the drying up of the lake of Xochimilco and the growth of the urban sprawl have put it in danger of extinction. Perhaps its capacity to regenerate tissues and the interest of scientists in this capacity is the axolotl’s last hope of being saved from extinction.​

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