Birch Aquarium welcomes guests to explore the axolotl's garden in new exhibit

Axolotl garden at Birch

Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has opened a new exhibit, 'The Axolotl's Garden/El Jardín del Ajolote,' featuring the endangered Mexican salamander.

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  1. Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has opened a new exhibit, 'The Axolotl's Garden/El Jardín del Ajolote,' featuring the endangered Mexican salamander.
  2. The exhibit uses animal encounters, contemporary art and conservation science to tell the story of the axolotl, which survives in the wild only in Mexico City's Lake Xochimilco.
  3. It launches six months of programming, including Day of the Dead altars on Oct. 27 and a bilingual play by UC San Diego students next spring.
  4. Access is included with aquarium admission.
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