Move over, cat videos. Step aside, dog memes. It’s time for a new Internet sensation, and it comes in the form of an aquatic, fringed, always-surprised-looking salamander — the axolotl. Don’t worry too much if you’ve never heard of them, just prepare for the next few minutes of your life to be filled with cuteness. This collection of axolotl pictures will steal your heart faster than you can say “Mexican walking fish!”
First things first, let’s address the fringed gill in the room — why dedicate a whole post to them? Axolotls, or as we just renamed them, underwater smile factories, are ridiculously adorable. No, they’re not aliens. No, they’re not Pokémon either, although their charm level is dangerously close to “I Choose You!” status. Their eternally surprised expressions make it seem like they’ve just realized they’ve left the stove on. Pair that with a range of colors that make a box of Crayolas look monochrome, and it’s no surprise how a wave of cute axolotl photos could rapidly become the “it” thing on the Internet.
And that’s just the tip of the axolotl iceberg! While looking for material for our list, we learned some really cool facts about axolotls. Originating from the ancient Xochimilco lake system near Mexico City, these water weirdos have a trick that will surprise you: they can regenerate lost body parts. That’s right. Lost a limb? No problem. The axolotl will act as the Wolverine of the animal world and just regrow it.
Keeping axolotls as pets may sound like the craziest idea. Still, some people out there were crazy — and hopefully knowledgeable — enough to adopt one and share pictures of them with the world! So here they are for you. Keep in mind the side effects, though: the diversity of axolotl colors you’ll find here may potentially leave you with an urgent desire to adopt an axolotl, an insatiable craving for more axolotl photos, and a sudden indifference to all other adorable animals out there (except pandas, of course).
#1 Who Could Stay Upset At A Face Like That?
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#2 Paint Me Like One Of Your French Girls
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#3 “Bartender, Give Me The Usual”
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#4 Guys I Finally Did It…
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#5 Tiny Food. Tiny Hat. Tiny Food-Hat
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#6 Just Had To Share, Look How Cute He Is
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#7 Those Gills Tho
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#8 Dragon Friends Irl
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#9 He’s So Cute I Can Hardly Stand It!
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#10 Behold! The Very Rare Googly-Eyed Axolotl
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#11 Why Are Axolotls So Dumb? Look At Him. He’s The Living Embodiment Of – No Thought, Head Empty
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#12 Update On The Batch I Had With The Multiple Babies In One Egg. They Turned Out Great Had A Really Really High Survival Rate
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#13 Help: What To Do When Axolotl T-Poses You?
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#14 Star Crossed Lovers
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#15 Just Two Bffs
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#16 Gubgub Doing Her Best Godzilla Impression!
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#17 Special Delivery!
#18 Don’t You Dare Touch My Flowerpot It’s Mine And Mine Only
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#19 Just Wanted To Share My Little Guy! Meet Drama
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#20 Friends That Log Together, Stay Together
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#21 Shrek The Axolotl Says Hi From Bikini Bottom!
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#22 Stefan The Axolotl!
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#23 I Don’t Remember Getting A Dog
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#24 This Is Noodles He Is A Floofy Boy
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#25 I Love Her So Much!
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#26 That Shrimp In Between Them Is Living On The Wild Side…
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#27 He’s Just The Cutest! He’s Got No Brain, But A Big Smile
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#28 Best Pic I Have
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#29 He Smiles For The Camera
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#30 Look, I’m A Walrus!
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#31 Jerry Wanted To Say Hello
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#32 Did Someone Say… Pellet?!
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#33 One Of My Favs. Baby Dulce
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#34 Meatball Is Back. He Would Like You To Turn Off The Lights And Pretend You Didn’t See This
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#35 “Welcome To My Shop, What Can I Do Ya For”
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#36 I Wonder What She’s Thinking About
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#37 My Axolotl Kirby Would Like To Throw Their Hat Into The Ring With A Cute Picture, He Tried To Pick… But Couldn’t!
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#38 I Think Ghost Has A Crush
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#39 Meet Banana!
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#40 Father Why Do You Mock Me So
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#41 Smile For The Camera!
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#42 Under The Rainbow
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#43 His Pose, I’m Screaming
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#44 Hey Guys, I Got An Axolotl Like 1 Month Ago And Im Just Wondering Why He Is So Ugly.
“I’ve seen many pictures of axolotls and majority of them look pretty nice and cute and then theres mine. He is ugly.”
Montagneincorner0 replied:
“Be nice to him, he is trying his f*cking best.”
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#45 Gollum The Morphed Axolotl. I Love My Goth, Rubber Muppet
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#46 An Axolotl Getting An X-Ray, Before & After
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#47 Happy Valentine’s Day!
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#48 These Are Snap Shots Of A Breath Of Air
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#49 I Was Doing A Water Change On My Lil Homies Tank, And I Turned Around And Saw Him Just Staring At Me Like This-
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#50 Cute Axolotl
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#51 My Little Stormfly
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#52 A Much Needed A Smile To Brighten My Mood
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#53 Petunia In All Her Glory! Her Eggs Should Be Hatching Today Or Tomorrow! Yay
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#54 Happy Wooper
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#55 Fred Wishes Everyone An Evening Full Of Smiles!
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#56 Unseen Picture Of My Ugly Axolotl. He Is Happy That So Many People Like Him!
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#57 Had To Tub The Babies And Came Home To This Nightmare
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#58 I’ve Been Asked A Few Times If Morphed Axolotls Can Be Handled… The Answer Is Yes! Briefly!
“And sometimes they wear tomato stem crowns so that they can be king for the day.”
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#59 How Often Do You Guys Water Your Axolotl? Mine Always Seems Thirsty
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#60 Ziggy Trying To Blend In W Her Surroundings
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#61 Gold Albino Axolotl
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#62 This Is Sheba. She’s The New Rescue And Loves To Smile And Watch Me Put On My Shoes
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#63 The One Of A Kind Two-Headed Half N Half Axolotl
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#64 Beets
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#65 My Morphed Axolotl, Nyx, Watching Me Prep His Breakfast
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#66 Walter’s Tank Was A Bit Warm So I Gave Him Some Ice
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#67 Quarantine Can’t Be So Bad If It Means I Get To See More Of This Sweet Derpy Face
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#68 You Like See-Food? – Itzi The Morphed Axolotl
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#69 Plate Trained! “Ma Where’s My Worms”
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#70 Why Is His Lip So Big? Is That Where His Half A Brain Cell Went?
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#71 Wooooorm Day!
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#72 I Caught My Axolotl Smiling Again. His Name Is Wooper
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#73 Oh Boy! Is That Giant Wormy For Meeeeep?!
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#74 Begging For Food
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#75 Oh, It’s You Again. Are You Here To Bring Me Worms?
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#76 My Boyfriend Caught The Loveliest Photo Of Standing Char
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#77 My 2 Little Love Bugs Cecil And Carlos
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#78 His Gills Are So Fluffy
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#79 Ned’s Jealous. He Wanted A Photo Shoot Too..
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#80 Just A Happy, Chonky Girl
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#81 POV: Your Owner Gives You Worms For Breakfast
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#82 Wurm Smile
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#83 This Is Nyx. He Is A Morphed Axolotl. So Far Today, He’s Been Called Elegant, A Tiny Man In A Gimp Suit
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#84 Gnight
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