Despite the creatures’ regenerative abilities, scientists are no longer finding them in their natural habitat of Xochimilco, ...

Kept in a small pond with a depth of about 15 centimeters ... even after it grows into an adult.” The axolotl is a member of a family of newts, salamanders and other amphibians.

And that creature came to be known as the axolotl. In ancient Aztec tongue, the name 'Axolotl' translates to "water monster," and just as their name suggests, these creatures live their entire ...

Bottom line: tubbing an axolotl may seem harsh (after all, would you want to be confined in a small container?), but in the long run, it could save their life.

According to Montero, the myth implies that, after a god's passing, its essence gets imprisoned in a mundane creature, ...