When danger threatens many lizards can detach their tails, leaving them behind as decoys in the hope that the predator will attack it rather than the lizard itself. But the tail doesn't just lie there ...

Geckos are known to discard their tail to distract a predator, but researchers have discovered what happens to the appendage after its owner flees. Professor Anthony Russell of the University of ...

Geckos are known to discard their tail to distract a predator, but researchers have discovered what happens to the appendage after its owner flees. Professor Anthony Russell of the University of ...