L'Amblystôme / The Axolotl

[heavenlyblue1987]

Oh very impressive! I've got four axolotls of my own and appreciate this download though I don't understand french :) Where did you get this piece? Just wondering how did they treat the water in those days? Was there all the water conditioners that there are today.

[CrazyCinematographe]

@heavenlyblue1987 This 35mm film from 1913 is preserved at CNC - Archives françaises du film, the french national film archive. The uploaded video is from the "Crazy Cinématographe - European Cinema of Attractions 1896-1916" DVD, edited by the luxembourgish film archive (Cinémathèque Luxembourg). For more infos, visit our channel!

[alatan108]

@heavenlyblue1987 It is tough to guess how the water was treated, but judging from the clarity I'd say that the french knew at least to keep them very cold!

It is fair to assume that the Axolotls shown here are immediate descendants of Auguste Duméril's original six shipped from Mexico and studied at the Jardin des Plantes. I understand that many, many lab axolotls were bred from that colony, so you might actually be looking at your own pet's ancestors in this film.

[napalmnn]

Quite a video, thanks for uploading it!