The Olm (aquatic salamander) is a fresh water cave-dweller in Europe.
OLM
~ Peach ~ Chocolate Chips ~ Raisin ~
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OLM
{ What a cute face!! }
OLM NUMMIE
I used canned peach halves. Take one half out and pat it dry with a paper towel. Stick in mini choc chips for the eyes and a sliver of raisin for the mouth.
INTERESTING FACTS
1. The Olm can survive up to 10 yrs without food!!
2. They can live to be over 58 yrs old!!
3. They are born with good eye sight, but with the complete darkness around them, their eyes stop developing and a special skin grows over them. Their eyes are still light sensitive though.
4. They have extremely hightened senses such as smell, taste, hearing and electrosensitivity, just like sharks.
5. A female olm will lay up to 70 eggs over a 25 day period. They hatch between 85-185 days depending on water temperature. The young live off of yolk stored in there digestive systems for about a month.
MORE OLM INFO
Very little is known about the Olm and I couldn’t find any coloring pages.
{ If you find something, please share!! }
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~ Bon Ap[petite] ~
How CUTE! They really do have a smiley face, don’t they?
I know!! I think they are fascinating!! I have learned so much during this animal special!!
The runner up for O was the Okapi…. http://tinyurl.com/bgnhwl
The Oxpecker was third.
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The top two pictures are not of an olm. The animal in question is an Axolotl – a type of neonatal salamander.
They are quite interesting and I just thought you might be interested.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axolotl
Thank you for letting us know!! I just looked up pics of the Olm and they came up. Guess I should have done a little more research.
The Olm and the Axolotl are both fascinating!!
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