Have you ever seen an animal and wondered if it was even real? Some breeds look so different from what we usually expect that ...

A 10-year-old girl spotted a critically-endangered axolotl under a bridge in Wales—an exciting rescue that cut their family ...

This weekend kicks off April vacation week, and we have a few extra programs for kids at the main and East Branch locations, starting on Tuesday! We also have a ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — A New Bedford-based axolotl rescue is sounding the alarm after taking in more than two dozen babies since last fall. LibertyLand Axolotl Rescue told 12 News the nonprofit ...

You never know what the future holds. You can be used to a life on the cultural margins, living in small bodies of water, and not being acknowledged except by niche biologists. Beyond that, your ...

My son could not have been more excited, shouting across the aquarium to come look. Was it a turtle? A small shark? When I meandered over to the aquarium window inside the Little Red Schoolhouse ...

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Axolotls are famous for their ability to regrow significant parts of their bodies. But according to recent research, these frilly-headed salamanders, which are native to lakes and wetlands around ...

If you've seen one of those pink smiling salamanders that look like a Pokémon, you might've been tempted to think: "I gotta catch 'em all." Or something like that. Those adorable wild creatures are ...

Axolotls have terrible eyesight. Nocturnal and sensitive to light, the Mexican salamander relies largely on smell and water movement to hunt in the wild. It's ironic, then, that these little critters ...

Erie County has had its fair share of unique creatures making their way into Lake Erie and its tributaries. A suspected alligator was spotted swimming in Lake Erie last year, while a fresh-water ...