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

我没见过多美西螈，不过他们真爱。

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

所以，你知道为什么我喜欢蝾螈吗？- 为什么？

The axolotl is native only to Mexico.

蝾螈原产于墨西哥。

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

我不是说我是蝾螈专家。

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基因序列完整地排列了出来。

Axolotl salamanders were also commonly eaten by Aztec kings.

阿兹特克国王也经常吃蝾螈。

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

看起来有点长，而且我得了小蝾螈肺炎。

This is what the inside of your axolotl look like.

这就是你蝾螈体内样子。

Today I'm here with my axolotl Monty.

今天我和我美西螈蒙蒂在一起。

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

随物馆向第一批参观者开放，蝾螈在公众中受欢迎程度是非常明显。

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

让我们根据最近两项研究结果来回顾一下那只爱小蝾螈。

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

这种特殊类型蝾螈，非常近亲，被称为无脊椎动物。

But axolotls are remarkably resistant to cancer.

但是蝾螈对癌症具有显抵抗力。

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

当蝾螈失去肢体时，织会刺激区域生长。

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

为了更好地了解蝾螈令人费解生物学特性，科学家对其基因进行了测序。

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，蝾螈保留了它们幼年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.

在阿兹特克人传统文化中，一位名叫索洛托反叛神将自己变成了蝾螈，以躲避其他神追杀。

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

最简单解释就是只有美西螈家系失去了变形能力，而其他家系都保持这种能力。

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姓氏，他展示了他手臂上一个小蝾螈纹身。