Axolotls are about to go extinct in the wild. They are only found in the lakes near Mexico City.
The Axolotl is a species of tiger salamander. There are actually populations of neotenic tiger salamanders in the US.
I think the salamander singing this song is actually adult barred tiger salamander: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Barred_Tiger_Salamander_Tennoji.jpg
Here's what a real metamorphosed axolotl looks like:
You had me rolling on the floor!
ReplyDeleteAxolotls are about to go extinct in the wild. They are only found in the lakes near Mexico City.
The Axolotl is a species of tiger salamander. There are actually populations of neotenic tiger salamanders in the US.
I think the salamander singing this song is actually adult barred tiger salamander: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Barred_Tiger_Salamander_Tennoji.jpg
Here's what a real metamorphosed axolotl looks like:
http://www.axolotl.org/tiger_salamander.htm
Or maybe an Eastern tiger salamander,
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The ones in captivity are always obese!
Thank you for this Moment of Zen, inspiring a blog entry of mine which is sorta a re-post
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