I don't see many axolotls but axolotls are really cute.

没见过很多美西螈，不过他们真的很可爱。

So, you know, why I like the axolotl. - Why?

所以，你知道为什么喜欢螈吗？- 为什么？

The axolotl is native only to Mexico.

螈原产于墨西哥。

I'm not saying I'm an axolotl expert.

不说螈专家。

In ancient Aztec tongue, the name " Axolotl" translates to " water monster."

在古阿兹特克语言中，“Axolotl”被译为“水怪”。

Recently, researchers gained access to the full genome sequence of an Axolotl.

最近，研究者把一只美西螈的基因序列完整地排列出来。

Axolotl salamanders were also commonly eaten by Aztec kings.

阿兹特克国王也经常吃螈。

Looking a little long, and I have a little axolotl pneumonia.

看起来有点长，而且得螈肺炎。

This is what the inside of your axolotl look like.

这就你的螈体内的样子。

Today I'm here with my axolotl Monty.

今天和的美西螈蒙蒂在一起。

As the museum opened to its first visitors, the axolotl's popularity with the public was very clear.

随着该博物馆向第一批参观者开放，螈在公众中的受欢迎程度非常明显的。

Let's take a look back at that adorable little axolotl with the findings of two recent studies.

让们根据最近两项研究的结果来回顾一下那只可爱的螈。

This particular type of axolotl, a very close relative, is known as an achoque.

这种特殊类型的螈，非常近亲，被称为无脊椎动物。

But axolotls are remarkably resistant to cancer.

但螈对癌症具有显着的抵抗力。

When an axolotl loses a limb, tissues stimulate growth in the area.

当螈失去肢体时，织会刺激该区域的生长。

To better understand the axolotl's baffling biology, scientists sequenced its genome.

为更好地解螈令人费解的生物学特性，科学家对其基因进行测序。

Unlike many other amphibians, which transform into terrestrial adults, axolotls retain their juvenile characteristics and never leave the water.

与许多其他变成陆生成年两栖动物不同，螈保留它们幼年的特征并且永远不会离开水。

In Aztec tradition, a rebel god named Xolotl turned himself into an axolotl to hide and avoid being killed by his other gods.

在阿兹特克人的传统文化中，一位名叫索洛托的反叛神将自己变成螈，以躲避其他神的追杀。

The simplest explanation for this is that the axolotl lineage alone lost the ability to metamorphose, while others retained it.

最简单的解释就只有美西螈家系失去变形能力，而其他家系都保持着这种能力。

The man, who did not want to give his last name, showed off a small axolotl tattoo he had on his arm.

这名男子不愿透露自己的姓氏，他展示他手臂上的一个螈纹身。