The Salamander That Stays a Baby Forever — On Purp - video Dailymotion

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00:00What if I told you there's an animal that's figured out how to stay a baby forever, on purpose?

00:06Meet the axolotl, the real-life Peter Pan of the animal kingdom.

00:12This adorable little salamander from Mexico has a superpower called neoteny.

00:19While its cousins transform into land-dwelling adults, the axolotl just says,

00:25nah, I'm good, and keeps its feathery gills, staying in the water its whole life.

00:33It's like a teenager who refuses to move out of their parents' basement, but way cuter.

00:38And get this, they're masters of regeneration.

00:42Lose a limb? No problem. They'll just grow it back.

00:47Even parts of their brain and heart.

00:49Scientists are obsessed with them, hoping to unlock their secrets for human medicine.

00:54So next time you see one, remember you're looking at a forever young, super-healing marvel of nature.

01:01Pretty cool, right?

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