Today, we have fun axolotl facts printable pages for kids to download and print. These exciting facts will engage and inform your child about this critically endangered species. These printable sheets of the axolotl will tell young and old alike about the solitary creatures. Are they small fish or related to the tiger salamander? Keep scrolling to find out!
Fun Facts About Axolotls for Kids
Axolotls were once easily found throughout the high-altitude lakes (Lake Chalco) surrounding Mexico City, but every square mile of their natural habitat is degrading. These adult salamanders, with their juvenile characteristics, are fish-like by nature. Amphibian legs, along with a dorsal fin and feathery external gills (sometimes pink gills), have earned the axolotl the name Mexican walking fish.
Free Printable Axolotl Facts Pages
Do you want to learn fun facts about the axolotl? We have a list of the most interesting facts here. They’re perfect for kids of all ages, including the young axolotl enthusiast. They’re also great for the older child intrigued by the axolotl population.
- The axolotl is a kind of salamander found only in Mexico City, Mexico in Lake Xochimilco.
- The word axolotl means “water monster” in Nahuatl, the Aztec language.
- The axolotl is a critically endangered animal in the wild, mostly due to invasive species and habitat degradation, but it is easily bred in captivity.
- An axolotl can grow to about 12 inches long but is usually shorter.
- Axolotls eat anything they can catch, including fish, worms, mollusks, and insects from the surface of the water.
- Captive axolotls may live as long as 15 years, but wild ones live for only about six years.
- The axolotl can regrow almost any body parts even parts of its brain.
- Axolotls look like babies for their entire lives.
- They look like they’re smiling, but it’s just the way their mouth is shaped.
- Compared to mammals, axolotls are almost 1,000 times more resistant to cancer, which means they are being constantly studied in scientific research.
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SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR AXOLOTL FACTS SHEETS
- Something to color with, favorite crayons, colored pencils, markers, paint, watercolors…
- The printed axolotl facts coloring pages template pdf — see button below to download & print
- This page is sized for standard letter printer paper dimensions – 8.5 x 11 inches.
Our pdf file includes two coloring pages filled with lots and lots of axolotl facts that you don’t want to miss. Print as many copies as you want or need and give them to friends or family!
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Fun Facts About Axolotl
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What was your favorite axolotl fact? Did you discover if they are a small fish or a salamander?
