Brookfield Zoo announced the winning name for its new axolotl: Sir Mix-O-Lotl, chosen by public vote over Bubblegum, Mochi, and Poseidon. The axolotl is one of 20 rescued from an illegal import ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Great Plains Zoo and Butterfly House and Aquarium announced the names of some new faces. Float down the Big Sioux in style The name of a penguin chick born at the zoo ...

The four-month-old Humboldt penguin chick at the Great Plains Zoo officially has a name: Puddles. The name was selected by the family of Clarissa Barnes and Chris Dabney, longtime fans and supporters ...

A team at Northeastern University announced Tuesday they discovered a key to limb regeneration in axolotls, the smiley pink salamanders that have become a social media sensation, findings that could ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with scientist Alejandra Ramos, who just led a study about axolotls born in captivity who were released into the wild and survived. We've got some good news for axolotls. Those ...

Axolotls, often called “water dogs,” are a unique species of salamander gaining popularity among exotic pet enthusiasts. Unlike most amphibians, these creatures retain their larval features throughout ...

The axolotl seems like something out of science fiction. This perpetually youthful-looking Mexican salamander possesses a superpower that defies biology as we know it: the ability to regenerate entire ...