This adorable animal is from Mexico, and it has some fascinating features!
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Pronounced (AK-suh-LAA-tuhl)
By the Numbers
They can swim 10 miles per hour. That’s nearly twice as fast as the world’s fastest human swimmers!
There are fewer than 1,000 of them in the wild.
Celebrity Status
The axolotl is already famous!
In Video Games
Finding axolotls in the video game Minecraft helps you battle enemies.
On Money
In 2021, Mexico put an axolotl on a new bill.
Can't Miss Teaching Extras
Axolotls have some pretty cool features. Meet other special animals in “Creature of the Night,” an infographic about nocturnal animals.
To read a more in-depth story about another sea creature, read “Are Jellyfish Taking Over the World?,” a Big Read about how boneless bags of goo are causing problems around the globe.
Dive even deeper into the ocean (while practicing the difference between its and it’s) in “Fascinating Facts About Oceans.”
