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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

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