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DivineChaos100 [none/use name]@hexbear.net to Earth@hexbear.netEnglish · 13 days ago

Hope for endangered axolotls as captive-bred group survives in wild

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Hope for endangered axolotls as captive-bred group survives in wild

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DivineChaos100 [none/use name]@hexbear.net to Earth@hexbear.netEnglish · 13 days ago
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Critically endangered axolotls that were captive-bred then released into wetlands in Mexico City have successfully adapted to the wild, a new study has found, giving new hope to scientists trying to save the species from extinction. Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum), found only in Lake Xochimilco, are one of the world’s most adored — and threatened — […]
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  • 9to5 [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    13 days ago

    Wow didnt know they come in purpl

    • SockOlm [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      13 days ago

      I’m unceirtain, but I think the one in the article image has been saturated to make it appear more purple than what it actually looks like IRL, axolotls do come in a bunch of different colors though, and some even glow under UV lights!

  • grandepequeno [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    13 days ago

    Did you know in japanese these are called upa lumpas?

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