Even alligators can regrow their tails
We have long known that reptiles such as lizards and geckos have the ability to regrow their lost tails. A new study has found that even alligators , large semi aquatic reptiles belonging to the crocodilian order, have the ability to regenerate this appendage. A team of scientists from Arizona State University and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries found that juvenile alligators can regrow their tails up to nine inches, or up to 18% of their total body length. What surprise the scientists is the findings that the regrown tail exhibit signs of both regeneration and wound healing within the same structure.
Did you know?
The salamander, axolotl, starfish and sea cucumber are some of the other animals that can regenerate lost body parts. While axolotl can regrow tails, skin and almost any other part, starfish can regrow arms that detach from their central disc, and regrow even an entire body from a lost arm!
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