Her corpse was kept alive by machines until the baby was brought to term. They then performed a cesarean section, and allowed the corpse to, well, cease being animated (die doesn't really make sense).

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The axolotl may look cartoonishly harmless, but beneath its ...

Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) are a critically endangered species of salamander. The species has only one natural habitat remaining, a series of canals in Mexico City, and only 50 to 1,000 axolotls ...

Axolotls are friendly-faced salamanders that stay in their ‘tadpole’ form forever. While we prize them for their looks and amazing regeneration abilities, in their native Mexico, wild axolotls are ...

Axolotls are endangered amphibians that can regrow their body parts. While some people have them as pets, they are found in two lakes in Mexico. Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images Axolotls may look a ...