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The axolotl (/ ˈ æ k s ə l ɒ t əl / ⓘ; from Classical Nahuatl: āxōlōtl [aːˈʃoːloːtɬ] ⓘ) (Ambystoma mexicanum) [3] is a paedomorphic salamander closely related to the tiger salamander. [3] [4] [5] It is unusual among amphibians in that it reaches adulthood without undergoing metamorphosis. Instead of taking to the land, adults ...
kept in ancient Greece, date of captive breeding uncertain Greece: pets, talking bird 2d Passeriformes: Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) including subspecies African (P. k. krameri) and Indian rose-ringed parakeets (P. k. manillensis); Alexandrine Parakeets (Psittacula eupatria) classical antiquity (date uncertain) West Africa, India
Markus Persson founded Mojang Studios in 2009.. Mojang Studios was founded by Markus Persson, a Swedish independent video game designer and programmer, in 2009. [3] [4] He had gained interest in video games at an early age, playing The Bard's Tale and several pirated games on his father's Commodore 128 home computer, and learned to programme at age eight with help from his sister.
The word turtle is borrowed from the French word tortue or tortre 'turtle, tortoise'. [3] It is a common name and may be used without knowledge of taxonomic distinctions. In North America, it may denote the order as a whole.
Axolotl Press, an American small press publisher that was acquired by Pulphouse Publishing in 1989; Axolotl tanks, a fictional technology in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert; Double Ratchet Algorithm (formerly known as the Axolotl Ratchet), a cryptographic key management algorithm "Axolotl", a song by The Veils from the album Total ...
The crew has been tasked to maintain fully autonomous farming robots which overrun the planet. However, as the spacecraft comes in for a landing it loses control and crashes. The mechanic survives the impact however becomes stranded and finds out the robots working in the fields have become hostile and start attacking the mechanics.
The name "Axolotl" comes from Nahuatl, the Aztec language. One translation of the name connects the Axolotl to Xolotl. The most common translation is "water-dog" . "Atl" for water and "Xolotl" for dog. [14] In the Aztec calendar, the ruler of the day, Itzcuintli ("Dog"), is Mictlantecuhtli, the god of death and lord of Mictlan, the afterlife. [15]
The diversity of animal genetic resources includes diversity at species, breed and within-breed level. Known are currently 8,800 different breeds of birds and mammals within 38 species used for food and agriculture. [1] The main animal species used for food and agriculture production are cattle, sheep, goats, chickens and pigs. In the livestock ...