According to Montero, the myth implies that, after a god's passing, its essence gets imprisoned in a mundane creature, subject to the cycles of life and death. Axolotl then carries within itself the ...

Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god. “It’s an interesting little animal,” said Yanet Cruz ...

Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god. “It’s an interesting little animal,” said Yanet Cruz ...

Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god. “It’s an interesting little animal,” said Yanet Cruz ...

Long before it became Mexico's most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god. Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it ...

Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god. “It’s an interesting little animal,” said Yanet Cruz, head of the ...

Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god. “It’s an interesting little animal,” said Yanet Cruz ...