Reposted by Siobhan Hoffmann Sønderborg
Nowhere on Earth will you see a greater biomass of Chihuahuas than in Mexico City. In recent years, though, two Mexican animals are giving the tiny trembler a run for its money in Mexican art and design: xoloitzcuintle and this adorable lil fecker on 50-peso notes: the axolotl (aka el ajolote).
![Detail from a 50 peso Mexican bank note depicting an axolotl. The accompanying text reads: 
Ecosistema de ríos y lagos, con el ajolote y el maíz, en Xochimilco en la Ciudad de México, patrimonio cultural de la humanidad. [The river-and-lake ecosystem of Xochimilco, Mexico City, with the axolotl and maize, cultural heritage of humanity.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fvj4gwmhrbmadale57csaw2r/bafkreid46scbeseizcoh6mtwso77ercbyy5w2fssabctsytrqabxto2w3i)
