WHAT IS AN AXOLOTL, YOU ASK?
Phonetically, it鈥檚 鈥淎x-oh-lot-ul.鈥� Atl means "water" and xolotl means "dog," after the Xolotl, the canine Aztec deity.
It is not unusual for amphibians to be able to regenerate, but axolotls take it to the next level. On top of being able to regenerate limbs, the animal can also rebuild their jaws, spines, and even brains without any scarring. Professor Stephane Roy of University of Montreal explained to Scientific American:
鈥淵ou can cut the spinal cord, crush it, remove a segment, and it will regenerate. You can cut the limbs at any level鈥攖he wrist, the elbow, the upper arm鈥攁nd it will regenerate, and it鈥檚 perfect. There is nothing missing, there鈥檚 no scar...
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