What is a Axolotl?

This interesting excerpt is taken from Creation Vol. 27 No. 4 magazine By Jeffrey Dykes.

One might wonder what kind of creature this is, with its catfish like shape, the odd, frilly appendages emanating from its neck. Fins, limbs and feet, should be classified land or water dweller? It has gills, and can clearly breathe underwater, but watching it walk across the bottom of an aquarium tank, it is no surprise that it is commonly referred as the 'Mexican walking fish'.
The axolotl is, in fact, a salamander, same group as frogs and toads. Like all amphibians (and unlike fish), the limbs are firmly attached to the vertebral column.

This odd amphibian is quite rare in the wild, existing in only one place in the world - Lake Xochimilco in Mexico and is protected by the government. An amazing ability of the axolotl is its fantastic regeneration and healing capabilities. It can replace significant portions of its body if damaged.......... If the conditions are right, a mature, adult axolotl can spontaneously metamorphose from a water-dwelling animal to a land-dwelling one. Over a period of up to several weeks, it will gradually absorb its gills back into its body, while its rudimentary lungs are simultaneously strengthened and enlarged so they can breathe oxygen from the atmosphere.

Also, its tail changes from being flattened like a tadpole's to being more rounded like that of a true adult salamander. its skin becomes tougher and dryer as it begins to adapt to living out of water, and it will also moult its skin as a surface-dweller.

Unfortunately, axolotls often experience a shortened lifespan, presumably due to the stress of transformation. Unlike Axolotls, humans in the industrial countries are experiencing extended lifespans as the medical professions gain extra knowledge using drugs and expertise in surgery etc. However, Mannatech is a world leader in Glyconutrition and their researchers are at the cutting edge in research and development giving essential glyconutrients to improve the modern diet for optimal health and wellbeing.