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

我没见过很多美西螈，不过他们真的很可爱。

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的基因组序列完整地排列了出来。

The axolotl is native only to Mexico.

蝾螈墨西哥。

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

看起来有点长，且我得了小蝾螈肺炎。

Axolotl salamanders were also commonly eaten by Aztec kings.

阿兹特克国常吃蝾螈。

This is what the inside of your axolotl look like.

这就是你的蝾螈体内的样子。

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？

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，蝾螈在公众中的受欢迎程度是非常明显的。

Today I'm here with my axolotl Monty.

今天我和我的美西螈蒙蒂在一起。

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

这种特殊类型的蝾螈，非常近亲，被称为无脊椎动物。

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

当蝾螈失去肢体时，组织会刺激该区域的生长。

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的结果来回顾一下那只可爱的小蝾螈。

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的特征并且永远不会离开水。

But axolotls are remarkably resistant to cancer.

但是蝾螈对癌症具有显着的抵抗力。

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的生物学特性，科学家对其基因组进行了测序。

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了蝾螈，以躲避其他神的追杀。

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，他展示了他手臂上的一个小蝾螈纹身。

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

最简单的解释就是只有美西螈家系失去了变形能力，其他家系都保持着这种能力。