The Axolotl

Deep beneath the canals of Xochimilco in Mexico lives one of the strangest (and cutest) creatures on Earth: the axolotl.
Meet Ralph, an axolotl who is VERY tired of looking like a baby.
While the other animals zoom around the canals having fun, Ralph is determined to become a serious grown-up. He grows a moss mustache. Carries an important-looking briefcase. Attends “business meetings.” And even tries disgusting grown-up food.
There’s just one problem: being a grown-up is exhausting.
Join Carie, Lincoln, and Eliza as they dive into the weird and wonderful world of the axolotl: the smiling salamander who never grows up.
Kids will discover:
• How axolotls can regrow legs, tails, and even parts of their hearts
• Why scientists study axolotls to learn about healing and regeneration
• How axolotls slurp up food like underwater vacuum cleaners
• Why wild axolotls are critically endangered in Mexico
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Learn along with us and explore some of the resources we consulted:
• Axolotl (kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians…) (National Geographic Kids)
• 10 Absolutely Amazing Axolotl Facts (wwf.ca/stories/a-salamander-with-superpowers-1…)(WWF)
• Adopt an Axolotl Virtually (ib.unam.mx/ib/adopta-axolotl)
• New axolotl study gives researchers a leg up in work towards limb regeneration (nsf.gov/news/new-axolotl-study-gives-researche…) (U.S. National Science Foundation)
• Axolotls can regrow limbs. Could they one day help us do the same? (nationalgeographic.com/health/article/axolotl-…) (National Geographic)
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