Before I got married and moved to Nottingham I used to (attempt) to complete The Evening Post crossword puzzle on the bus journey home.Axolotl was an answer that had me completely flummoxed though it crops up now and again. A peculiar name and an unusual animal. Axolotls: Meet the amphibians that never grow up Natural History Museum https://www.nhm.ac.uk › discover › axolotls-amphibian... Axolotls can live 10-15 years in the wild, reaching sexual maturity after about a year. They reach up to 30 centimetres long and weigh around 50-200 grams.