A young girl was told by her mom that axolotls were "not real" until one day she surprisingly spotted the endangered amphibian under a bridge. Evie, 10, was spending the day with her mother, Melanie ...

The axolotl may look cartoonishly harmless, but beneath its frilly gills lies one of evolution’s most astonishing survival abilities: functional brain regeneration.

Evie Hill’s mother told her the creatures she watched on YouTube weren’t real. Then the 10-year-old pulled an axolotl out of a Welsh river. Evie was on holiday with her family near the Dipping Bridge ...

There’s no denying the popularity of leucistic axolotls in the world of aquarium-keeping. With their pale bodies and perpetual smiles framed by fluffy pink gills, they’re a favorite amongst seasoned ...

"I caught it and brought it back," said Evie of the axolotl, spotted while visiting Wales with her mom Lexi Lane is a weekend banking writer at PEOPLE. She first joined as a member of the PEOPLE App ...

Axolotls are critically endangered amphibians native to Mexico, making this the first known wild sighting in the U.K. Experts believe the axolotl was abandoned by its owner and credit Evie with saving ...