amphibian

Blind Cave Salamanders Secretly Venture to the Surface, Surprising Scientists

by

Cave-dwelling creatures often bear the characteristics of animals unaccustomed to light. Their skin, or scales, are blanched, and their eyes range from “of little use” to purely ornamental. But that doesn’t stop the serpentine cave salamanders of southeastern Europe from sneaking up to the surface now and again. How Isolation Plays a Role in Space … Read more

Mexico plugs adoptions for axolotls, amphibian on brink of extinction

by

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Hundreds of years ago, when the Mexica established themselves in what would become the capital of the Aztec Empire, they encountered an alien-looking creature with a permanent grin and a crown of feathery gills. Fascinated, they named it axolotl — water monster — and revered it as … Read more