Juliana Mancinelli is 4, and she has gotten rather good at educating adults about a critically endangered Mexican salamander. The New Jersey preschooler’s favorite animal is the axolotl, an amphibian ...

Axolotls, like this one at Pet Stop, are known for their feathery external gills. Generations of kids have begged for a cat or dog, but these days parents may be asked for an animal they have never ...

The axolotls will grow about an inch per month, eventually growing to 8 to 12 inches in length. “Right now, they’re growing front legs, and then they’ll get the back legs,” Hancock said. “They’re the ...

First, it was narwhals. Then, llamas. Now, axolotls are coming for America’s children. The salamanders are the hottest creature in kids’ departments this winter. Children can dress plush axolotls from ...

GAILON − The Lowe-Volk Park in Crawford County allowed children to see, touch and hold axolotls on Saturday afternoon. An axolotl is an aquatic salamander that is native to Mexico and is related to ...

“They’re here.” Those words were all That Fish Place/That Pet Place needed to post to set social media ablaze over the store’s first shipment of a trendy amphibian. “It’s been really cool to see ...