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• ☐ ☐ ☐ frilly adj. - decorated with frills [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a salamander n. - a lizard-like amphibian with a long body and tail and short legs [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a blank smile exp. - a smile with no feeling
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Aztec [n/adj] - the native people in Mexico before the Spanish conquest of the 16th century
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an amphibian n. - a cold-blooded animal that can breathe water and air (frogs, toads, salamanders)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ aquatic adj. - related to or living in water
• ☐ ☐ ☐ terrestrial adj. - related to or living on land
• ☐ ☐ ☐ translucent adj. - allowing light to pass through
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a tadpole n. - the tailed aquatic baby of an amphibian (frog, toad, salamander), breathing through gills [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a larva n. - the active immature baby form of an insect or amphibian [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ gills n. - the organs on the side of a fish that allow it to breathe [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fin-shaped adj. - shaped like the fin of a fish [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ shed v. - loose, remove
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a foot in length exp. - about 30cm long
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hangs on to phv. - keep
• ☐ ☐ ☐ gulp air exp. - breathe air
• ☐ ☐ ☐ organs n. - the parts inside the body (heart, lungs, stomach, skin)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ evolutionary leftovers exp. - a part of the body that remains after it is not useful or necessary for survival
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cryptic adj. - mysterious, unclear
• ☐ ☐ ☐ metamorphosis n. - a change from one stage (young) to another stage (adult)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ vertebrate n. - animals that have spines or backbones
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a megacity n. - a very large city
• ☐ ☐ ☐ canals n. - human-made rivers used for transportation or farming [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ invasive predators n. - animals that kill other animals
• ☐ ☐ ☐ regenerate v. - heal, regrow
• ☐ ☐ ☐ limbs n. - arms and legs
• ☐ ☐ ☐ harness v. - use, exploit
• ☐ ☐ ☐ thrive v. - be very successful
• ☐ ☐ ☐ innovative adj. - creating new ideas
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a collaboration n. - working together
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a filter n. - used to clean water or air
• ☐ ☐ ☐ gravel n. - small pieces of rock [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in peril exp. - in danger
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ingenuity n. - creativity

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression

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1. The axolotl is named after an Aztec _____.
   city
   food
   god
   king
   
   
2. Axolotl eggs are laid _____.
   underwater
   on land
   
   
3. The eggs first grow into _____.
   gills
   tadpoles
   amphibians
   
   
4. Other types of salamanders usually develop _____ and _____.
   lungs, crawl onto land
   lungs, adapt to the water
   gills, crawl onto land
   gills, adapt to the water
   
   
5. Axolotls grow to be about _____ long.
   a few inches
   a foot
   a meter
   
   
6. Axolotls also have _____ as evolutionary leftovers.
   fins
   gills
   lungs
   tails
   
   
7. Cryptic metamorphosis is when an animal evolves (changes) _____, but doesn’t show this change_____.
   internally, externally
   externally, internally
   
   
8. Axolotls are _____.
   endangered
   evolving quickly
   migrating
   thriving
   
   
9. There are only a few hundred axolotls left _____.
   in the wild
   in research labs
   
   
10. Thousands of axolotls survive _____.
    in the wild
    in research labs
    
    
11. Scientists are interested in axolotls because of their ability to _____.
    adapt to new habitats
    change color
    develop lungs and gills
    regenerate
    
    
12. Scientists are working with _____ in Mexico to give axolotls a safe habitat in the wild.
    farmers
    local governments
    universities
    zoos
    
    

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axolotls / name / after / Aztec / god / who / escape / death / morph / into / amphibian

Axolotls are named after an Aztec god who escaped (from) death by morphing into an amphibian.

axolotls / begin / life / small / translucent / egg / lay / underwater.

Axolotls begin life as small translucent eggs (that are) laid underwater.

although / many / salamander / develop / lung / and / crawl / land / axolotls / live / whole / lives / underwater

Although many salamanders develop lungs and crawl onto land, axolotls live their whole lives underwater.

axolotls / can / grow / up / foot / length

Axolotls can grow up to a foot in length.

axolotls / can / breathe / both / underwater / land / because / they / gill / lung

Axolotls can breathe both underwater and on land because they have gills and lungs.

although / only / few / hundred / axolotl / remain / wild / thousand / them / survive / research / lab

Although only a few hundred axolotls remain in the wild, thousands of them survive in research labs.

scientist / want / study / axolotls / ability / regenerate / damage / limb / organ

Scientists want to study axolotls' ability to regenerate damaged limbs and organs.

team / biologist / start / work / farmer / protect / axolotl / wild

A team of biologists (has) started [working/to work] with farmers to protect the axolotls in the wild.

Chinampas / traditional / float / garden / locate / canal / Mexico City

Chinampas are (the) traditional floating gardens (that are) located in the canals [in/of] Mexico City.

farmer / protect / axolotl / both / pollution / invasive / predator

The farmers protect axolotls from both pollution and invasive predators.

1. What were the three most interesting facts that you learned about axolotl salamanders from the video?
2. Explain how axolotls are similar to and different from other salamanders. Try using these words: amphibian, aquatic, terrestrial, gills, lungs
3. The narrator says: the axolotl is a bridge between worlds: 1) the spiritual and the natural; 2) the aquatic and the terrestrial; 3) survival and extinction. What does each of these ideas mean?
4. There are more axolotl salamanders in captivity than in the wild? Can you think of any other animals that might be in the same situation?
5. Populations of wild animals have more than halved since 1970, while the human population has doubled. What are the reasons for this?
6. Do you think this situation is a serious problem? Why?