Stories: THE OLM: TheOlm-photoLukaDakskobler-019

The black olm (Proteus anguinus parkelj), the only subspecies of the olm (Proteus anguinus), photographed in it's natural environment of a karstic spring where olms often surface at night. This one is of unusual skin coloration and pattern, a yet unexamined and unknown condition to scientists. Whether it is from a disease or old age or anything else it is simply not yet known. Being so rare and elusive, the black olm is extremely unexplored.

The black olm (Proteus anguinus parkelj), the only subspecies of the olm (Proteus anguinus), photographed in it's natural environment of a karstic spring where olms often surface at night. This one is of unusual skin coloration and pattern, a yet unexamined and unknown condition to scientists. Whether it is from a disease or old age or anything else it is simply not yet known. Being so rare and elusive, the black olm is extremely unexplored.