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Old 08-30-2024, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Glowing Horizon View Post
Weird lizard fact: when anoles are caught by the tail, the tail can simply snap off & the anole will live the remainder of its life with just a stub. The part of the tail that snapped off continues to wiggle for a while. Gross, IMO! but its a defense mechanism to get away from predators. Some reportedly can grow a new tail but I’ve never seen that happen.
I would have gladly left my tail behind if it had helped me escape my first wife, I did leave about 60% of my donkey behind but that wasn't good enough.
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