Description

Axolotls are aquatic salamanders that are found in the wild in only one place, Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City.

Their unusual pink skin and frilly headdresses (which are their gills, in fact), has made them beloved by many fans around the world.

An axolotl can grow to about 12 inches long but is usually shorter. Its ;egs and feet are small, but the tail is long, A fin extends from the back of the head to the tip of the tail.

They will eat just about anything they can catch including fish, works, mollusks, and even insects on the surface of the water.