Hej! We’re researching the olm (proteus anguinus) which is a little water salamander that lives in the darkest zones of the caves. It can be found along the subterranean streams in the karst areas of Adriatic coast in Europe, specifically in southern Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, France. The olm is a really cool being and is used in scientific research as a model for the evolution of highly specialized sensory adaptations in dark water environments. Probably it could give leads on research towards eternal youth, which is specifically associated with their low metabolic rate and cold environments it thrives in.
It’s quite interesting to investigate on these blind aquatic salamanders, which thrive their entire life in darkness and live up to 70 years on an average which tags it to the longest lived amphibian in the world. Did you know it can survive without food for up to a decade? Wow! Wish we humans could lead such a minimalist lifestyle! We start here, our research to dive into the darkness, to look without sight, without light!
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