Lay 300- over 1,000 eggs per spawning
Extinct in the wild
Cold blooded
Lives on its own
Aquatic
Doesn't migrate or hibernate
Native only to Lake Xochimilco and Lake Chalco
No lifetime mate
Mexico
Lives 10-15 years
Eaten by Aztecs, but not in modern times
Critically endangered- extinct in the wild
Lake Chalco was completely drained
Carnivore - top of food chain
Mexico City growth
Axolotl
worms crustaceansmollusks
insects
small fish
Introduction of unnatural predators
Jessica Johnson
sucks food in with vacuum force
Captive breeding
Kept as pets, used for research in labs
Ambystoma mexicanum
Sources
AKA Mexican Walking Fish
15-45 CM long
Wikipedia
National Geographic
neoteny
Amphibian
http://scienceonline.tki.org.nz/Teaching-science/Ethics/Caring-for-Animals/Animal-care/Axolotls/Interesting-facts-about-axolotl
Wide head
Lidless Eyes
Long Fingers
Vestigial Teeth
Gills on head move oxygenated water