A Lotl Love For The Axolotl

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🗓️ 16 September 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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It is found in only one lake in the world, never grows up, and occasionally takes bites of its friends: who could we be talking about? The axolotl of course! With some help from Dr. Luis Zambrano, producer Berly McCoy tells us all about this remarkable creature and the ongoing efforts to protect axolotls from extinction.

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0:00.0	You're listening to shortwave from NPR.
0:04.4	Okay, Emily, I have a critter riddle for you.
0:08.4	This early in the morning, Burley McCoy?
0:10.7	Yes.
0:11.7	Yes.
0:12.7	Okay.
0:13.7	But you're going to love it.
0:14.7	Alright, what is it?
0:15.7	What animal never grows up is always smiling and will be the new face of Mexico's 50 peso
0:21.6	bill in 2022.
0:25.0	Never grows up.
0:26.0	Is it some kind of Peter Pan animal?
0:28.0	Yeah, some people actually call them that.
0:30.7	Yes.
0:31.7	Okay.
0:32.7	Give me another hint.
0:33.7	So there's a Pokemon named after it.
0:34.7	It's a mob in the game Minecraft, which our editor's 13 year old says is really cute.
0:40.3	Oh, this is where my knowledge falls apart.
0:42.7	I'm not a gamer, but I'm very intrigued.
0:46.0	What is this?
0:47.0	I'll let Luis Zambrano from the National Autonomous University of Mexico do that.
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