Axolotl

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Food.

They are carnivores.

They basically eat anything they can catch, only if it
is smalleer than them.

If they are in cativity, the axolotl is feed with other
fish.

Anatomy.

Axolotls can regenerate some parts of their
body.

Som invesigators said that regerenation
are nvolved by the axolotl regeneration.

The axolotl can retain larval morphology,
they develop rudementary, so axolotls can be raised to
the surface.

Interesting facts.

There are different kinds of axolotls.

They regenerate.

It is also know as the "aquatic monster."

They only live in lakes and rivers.

They live aproximatly 25 years.

Habitat.

The mexican Axolotl, as its name says, it belongs
to the native parts of Mexico.

Its distribution is limitedd to central Mexico. Their
habitat is near to Mexico city and specially in lakes,
like Xochimiloco.

Their distribution has been significatly decreased.

Axolotls like to live in the dephs of the cool
waters and temperatures above 20°C.

Reproduction.

Between 12-19 months of age, the axolotls
reach their maturity and therefore is ready to
play.

When they are ready, the male deposits spermatoaphores
rock and resamble soft cone-shaped containing sperms.

The females picks the spermatophores with its colaca and
those fertilize their eggs.