#achoque

[impulseimpact]

here dropping my mixtape ( cassette beasts fan critter lel) lil divination lotl with existential dread <3

lil inspo board lel

[novathesillylittleguy]

You may look at this picture and think it’s an Axolotl. But it’s not. It’s a Lake Pátzcuaro salamander also known as an achoque. These little guys need more attention because they are also critically endangered. They also live in Mexico in lake Pátzcuaro.

[bumblebeeappletree]

The axolotl has been called a “conservation paradox” — a creature that is ubiquitous in pet stores, science labs and pop culture… yet almost extinct in the wild.

The axolotl is an amphibian with incredible regenerative abilities. It lives in only one place outside captivity: the waters of Lake Xochimilco, in Mexico City. Now, a team of scientists is working to secure its future by looking to its past. Working with local farmers, they’re reconstructing a system of chinampas, or island gardens, pioneered by the Aztecs — to restore the axolotl’s habitat. A few hours’ drive to the west, another team is working to save a closely related salamander species by teaming up with Dominican nuns who have raised the creatures in captivity for well over a century. The unusual alliances show that saving species can be as much about culture and heritage as it is about science.

[a-x-olotl]

This is an achoque♡ it's the axolotl's cousin from the lake of Pátzcuaro 😊

He's an Ambystoma dumerili while the axolotl is an Ambystoma mexicanum.

[biodiversidadenaccion]

La lucha por salvar al achoque de Pátzcuaro lleva a un convento en Michoacán, donde 23 monjas dominicas se dedican a su cuidado. Este proyecto único en el mundo entrelaza la ciencia y la espiritualidad, creando un refugio seguro para esta especie. Un gesto de amor por la naturaleza y la vida.

[coquizvazquezarts]

#axolotl Al gran axolotl poco le ha valido su origen divino, pues el número de individuos en su hábitat natural ha disminuido drásticamente. Hasta parecería que su naturaleza neoténica o su potencial de regeneración podrían figurar un esfuerzo del axolotl para tratar de escapar a la muerte que, en forma de extinción, se cierne sobre él, y que las múltiples formas de escribir su nombre (axolotl, ajolote, acholote, m achoque, etcétera) con sus variadas traducciones (perro de agua, mons- truo de agua, o payaso de agua, entre otros), además de las diferentes representaciones que ha inspirado, son un esfuerzo por mantenerse en la memoria y la conciencia popular del pueblo mexicano. #ajolote #achoque #monstruodeagua #ajolotito #díadelajolote #biología #biology #FCB https://www.instagram.com/p/CZcwtLTO3Us/?utm_medium=tumblr

[humanengineers]

What a nun can teach a scientist about ecology | Victoria Gill Source | YouTube | TED To save the achoque -- an exotic (and adorable) salamander found in a lake in northern Mexico -- scientists teamed up with an unexpected research partner: a group of nuns called the Sisters of the Immaculate Health. In this delightful talk, science journalist Victoria Gill shares the story of how this unusual collaboration saved the achoque from extinction -- and demonstrates how local and indigenous people could hold the secret to saving our planet's weird, wonderful and most threatened species https://human-engineers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HR-V2-4.jpg https://human-engineers.com/what-a-nun-can-teach-a-scientist-about-ecology-victoria-gill/?feed_id=9609&_unique_id=60d9b223e2a63 https://human-engineers.com/what-a-nun-can-teach-a-scientist-about-ecology-victoria-gill/?feed_id=9609&_unique_id=60d9b223e2a63

[humanengineers]

What a nun can teach a scientist about ecology | Victoria Gill Source | YouTube | TED To save the achoque -- an exotic (and adorable) salamander found in a lake in northern Mexico -- scientists teamed up with an unexpected research partner: a group of nuns called the Sisters of the Immaculate Health. In this delightful talk, science journalist Victoria Gill shares the story of how this unusual collaboration saved the achoque from extinction -- and demonstrates how local and indigenous people could hold the secret to saving our planet's weird, wonderful and most threatened species https://humanengineers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HR-V2-4.jpg https://humanengineers.com/what-a-nun-can-teach-a-scientist-about-ecology-victoria-gill/?feed_id=9698&_unique_id=60d9ae80de84c https://humanengineers.com/what-a-nun-can-teach-a-scientist-about-ecology-victoria-gill/?feed_id=9698&_unique_id=60d9ae80de84c