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| Baby Axolotl from Gledwoods deutscher Blog |
I believe some of us may have seen a similar one, as a Pokemon! Do you remember 'Wooper'?
The Axolotl is a type of salamander found in Lake Xochimilco in Mexico. They can breed while they're in the larvae stage hence they are "neotenic".
Another interesting thing to note about these amphibians is that they can regenerate injured or even lost body parts quickly!
Axolotls can live up to 10-15 years, just like an average dog or cat. They have three pairs of gills that are soft and sensitive to touch. They usually grow larger than most salamanders.
These grotesque creatures are carnivores and generally swallow their food whole. They feed on fish pellets, earthworms, bloodworms and black worms.
Young axolotls should be kept in separate aquariums as they tend to be cannibalistic.
I call them grotesque because initially, I thought they were pretty cute. Then I looked for more pictures of them and realized how creepy they look in certain angles.
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| Axolotl photo from ItsNature |
It's so much bigger than I thought it was! I was a bit uneasy.
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| Black Axolotl from Perpustakaan's blog |
Axolotls are popular lab animals because of their regenerative abilities. However, these amphibians are becoming endangered because of a shrinking habitat, pollution and introduction of non-native fish that attack them.
Just for your information, axolotls are banned here in Singapore.
Would you ever consider keeping one as a pet though, or maybe some other sort of amphibian? Share your thoughts with me and comment below!
References:
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/petsaxolo.htm
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/amphibians/a/axolotls.htm
http://www.axolotl.org
5 comments:
Looks so cute when it was a baby but the adult form looks nothing like what it looked like when its young. I do not think I want to keep something so ugly in my house personally
Okay.. on the first look, it was weird. and yea! it looks like the pokemon. looking at it after a few photos i thought it looked quite gross. so NO i dont think i would want to keep it!! but thats sad i guess because it is disliked just because of its appearance.
I thought is a pokemon on the first sight! But after that it looks like a cross-bred of fish.Why is it unavailable in Singapore? Is it dangerous or something else?
@Shuqi: It's banned here in Singapore because axolotls are vulnerable and endangered amphibians that need to be conserved :)
It looks quite cute in the first pic, but the other picture really kinda freak me out. But the ability to regenerate injured or even lost body parts quickly is really cool! I mean, I always thought only vampires can do that. :p
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