It's because they're all juvenile though. They actually don't produce a hormone needed for proper growth and that's why they look the way they do. They are supposed to go through another stage of growth, and their appearance and existence is because of a genetic birth defect.
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So would it be possible to make one grow up by giving them hormones? And what would it look like?
They can force them to change with a shot of iodine and they apparently look like Tiger Salamanders.
https://gizmodo.com/scientists-show-that-peter-pan-grows-up-with-a-shot-of-5826750
Interesting. But whoever wrote the article should have gone for pictures 😁
How do they reproduce then?
Simple. They don't have to be adults to reproduce. Wasn't there a pregnant 2 year old girl at some point?
I found out the Japanese name for these are "Oopa Loopa" ❤️❤️❤️
ウーパールーパー (ūpārūpā), comes from the English wooper looper. c:
So that's where the pokemon name comes from
Teeny tiny axolotl
There is really not a lotl
Of you. Not a jot or tittle
So I'll call you axolitl
Ambystoma mexicanum. Well known and loved in Mexico.
Really cool, but I feel bad for the little guys that are living in tanks and probably getting their limbs cut off for us to study.
They're very nice to see, I'd breed them for domestic use only.
They forgot to add that the creature is incredibly cute
But can you bisect one down the midline and end up with two?
They can only regenerate certain parts of their brain. So unfortunately, no.