Movies and TvShows featuring "neoteny" theme.

Axolotls are one of science’s most studied animals. Why, you ask? These extraordinary salamanders are masters of regeneration: they can flawlessly regenerate body parts ranging from amputated limbs and crushed spines to parts of their eyes and brains. So, how do they do it? And what other secrets are they keeping? Luis Zambrano explores the baffling biology of the axolotl.

In what appears to be just some rain-filled holes in a quarry, an array of unexpected animal life has colonized this reestablishing wetland. This human-altered ecosystem has even manifested a rare and bizarre life cycle to emerge in a giant type of salamander. Follow this wetland for a year, from winter thaw, through the spring wildlife breeding frenzy, and again into hibernation. Watch the creatures that live here face drought, hazards imposed by the human world, and mortal competition with each other.