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Axolotl

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  Animal class: Amphibians (Have vertebrae (backbone or spine), are cold-blooded (their bodies cannot hold heat and must warm themselves by their surroundings like the sun), and can live on land and in the water, they lay their eggs in the water after the eggs hatch they go through metamorphosis (their bodies change) and start as a tadpole with gills, and will then change into their adult form and grow 4 legs and lungs, their skin does not have fur or feathers and helps them take in oxygen, and their sizes from the Paedophryne amauensis (a type of frog) at 0.27 in (0.7 mm ) to the Chinese giant salamander at 6ft (2 m)) (Examples: Frog, toads, salamanders, and newts. There are over 8,000 different species))
• Diet: Carnivore (They only eat meat): Worms, insects, shrimp, and tadpoles
• Lifespan: 10-15 years
• Predators: Large fish and birds
• Size: Up to 12 in (30 cm) long
• Species: There are only 1 species, but there are about 15 different color types
• Speed: About 10 mph (16 kph)
• Status: Critically Endangered, about 1,000 left in the wild
• Weight: About 2 to 8 oz (60-227 g)
• Where do they live?: They live in Lake Xochimilco and its canals in Mexico, near the edge of Mexico City.
• They are aquatic (live in water) salamanders.
• They are neoteny, meaning they look almost identical in their baby and adult forms.
• They have feathery external gills (antennae) on their heads, which is how they breathe.
• They can completely regenerate an entire limb (arm, leg, or tail) when lost. They can even regrow parts of their heart, lungs, brain, and other organs in a few weeks.
• Every so often, the axolotl swims to the water's surface and breathes air. Along with gills, they also have fully working lungs.
• Axolotls also do not have eyelids, so they can’t blink and sleep with their eyes open.