| Show A zoological enigma Enig mii the axolotl in an amphibian which forms a part of the food supply ot of mexico is a very singular creature it grows to a length of 0 about a foot and lias has tour four legs a newt like dihe tall tail surmounted by lungs and ami gills gill while it seems to be more fish than reptile sile soule naturalists natura lists have supposed it to be the larva or tadpole of a gigantic that has never been seen in tile the adult state an english observer who has found the animal capable of 0 living entirely in water or entirely on land has had a live specimen la a dry place during the autumn and believes that it Is gradually losing its gills and becoming otherwise niora more terrestrial in character arkansaw traveler |
