1. Axolotl Mexican Dominik Petrek

2. What is it ? My favourite animal is Axolotl Mexican. His scientific name is Ambystoma mexicanum. The name "Axolotl" comes from the Aztec language - translation is "water-dog" (from "atl" for water and "xolotl", which means dog). Axolotl is very strange-looking creature from Mexico.

3. What is it ? It is an endangered and protected animal. It's amphibian and salamander. All its life it is in the larval stage and still is able to reproduce.

4. What does it look like ? The colour of axolotl is brown, pink, albino, grey or almost black. Here on the pictures is an albino, a golden albino, a pink and a black. An adult axolotl can reach a size from 18 to 35 cm in length. Typical adult length is somewhere between 20 and 28 cm.

5. What does it look like ? The diagram of the development of the Axolotl, from an egg to an adult.

6. What does it look like ? Axolotl´s head is wide. Its limbs are underdeveloped. It has three pairs of external gill behind his head. External gills are used for respiration.

7. Where does it live ? Axolotl lives in water. The Axolotl lives only in Lake Xochimilco and Lake Chalco in central Mexico. Unfortunately, Lake Chalco no longer exists, and Lake Xochimilco is now only a network of canals and lagoons.

8. What does it eat ? The axolotl is meat-eater, it consumes small fauna - snails, worms, insects and small fish and amphibians. Axolotls locate food by smell.

9. Interesting... Axolotls are used in scientific research due to their ability to regenerate limbs. The axolotl is able of complete limb re-growth.

10. Why do I like it ? I like it because of its interesting but difficult name. I like it because he looks like he is smiling. The Axolotl is a fascinating creature for a number of reasons - its funny looks, its ability to regenerate, and the phenomenon known as neoteny.

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