The olm is a blind salamander found only in the caves of the Dinaric Alps. Like the axolotl, it never metamorphoses, and its maximum lifespan has been estimated at ~102 years. Olms would occasionally wash out of caves during floods and were once believed to be baby dragons in Slovenia.
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