Learn why axolotls have special feathery gills on the outside of their heads that help them breathe underwater. A fun and easy explanation for young children.
Hi there! Let me tell you about a very special animal called an axolotl. It lives in water, like a fish. But instead of having lungs like we do to breathe air, the axolotl has something called external gills.
These gills look like little feathery branches that stick out from the sides of its head. They help the axolotl breathe by taking oxygen from the water, just like how we take oxygen from the air.
So, the axolotl’s gills are like tiny magical lungs on the outside of its body that help it live and breathe underwater!