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  2. Axolotl - Wikipedia

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    With such a small native population, there is a large loss of genetic diversity. This lack of genetic diversity can be dangerous for the remaining population, causing an increase in inbreeding and a decrease in general fitness and adaptive potential. It ultimately raises the axolotl's risk for extinction, something that they are already in ...

  3. Why Axolotls are Slowly Disappearing

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    The axolotl can grow up to 12 inches and weigh anywhere from three to eight pounds, and its average lifespan in the wild is 10-15 years. Most axolotls are dark brown with some black speckling, but ...

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  5. Tiger salamander - Wikipedia

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    The axolotl is also a relative of the tiger salamander. [35] [36] Axolotls live in a paedomorphic state, retaining most characteristics of their larval stage for their entire lifespans. While they never metamorphose under natural conditions, metamorphosis can be induced in them, resulting in a form very similar to the plateau tiger salamander.

  6. Salamander - Wikipedia

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    This proximity is a large factor that has impacted the survival of the axolotl, as the city has expanded to take over the Xochimilco region in order to make use of its resources for water and provision and sewage. [92] It is farmed for use in research facilities and so may one day return to its natural habitat.

  7. These $20 Fingerling Axolotls Act Differently If They're in Water

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    It comes with 242 pieces, including figures of an underwater explorer, a drowned zombie, a dolphin, a puffer fish, two adult axolotls and an axolotl in a bucket. Ages 7+ Shop Now

  8. Lake Xochimilco - Wikipedia

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    Lake Xochimilco, in a detail from the 1847 Bruff/Disturnell map The Valley of Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest, c. 1519. Lake Xochimilco (Spanish pronunciation: [sotʃiˈmilko]; Nahuatl languages: Xōchimīlco, pronounced [ʃoːtʃiˈmiːlko] listen ⓘ) is an ancient endorheic lake, located in the present-day Borough of Xochimilco in southern Mexico City.

  9. Happy Aquarium: Adopt a Lost Baby Axolotl (a.k.a. Wooper Looper)

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    Lost baby animals in Happy Aquarium is a creature grabbing feature where a pet is only available through the Facebook wall posts of other players. So if you run into one in the game, you can post ...