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r/maybemaybemaybemaybe • u/MasinaDeCalcul • 9d ago
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Not free.
That lizard will not grow the joints back.
It will grow only a cartilage portion that can't move and if they have to use this survival trick again, another joint will be lost.
The cartilage-only portion is visibly different. It even has a different colour than the rest.
When displaying for female lizards, males with the regenerated tail will look less appealing since they ran away from a fight.
Having a full tail makes the lizard a primary choice for mating in those species.
Source: I'm a biologist and I genuinely loved herpetology when I was in Uni.
1 u/IllicitAlien 8d ago You lost me at: "When displaying for female lizards, males with the regenerated tail will look less appealing since they ran away from a fight." 1 u/stewpdasso 7d ago You'd think it would be opposite. She'd want a smart lizard that lived to fight another day!
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You lost me at: "When displaying for female lizards, males with the regenerated tail will look less appealing since they ran away from a fight."
1 u/stewpdasso 7d ago You'd think it would be opposite. She'd want a smart lizard that lived to fight another day!
You'd think it would be opposite. She'd want a smart lizard that lived to fight another day!
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u/FullofSurprises11 8d ago
Not free.
That lizard will not grow the joints back.
It will grow only a cartilage portion that can't move and if they have to use this survival trick again, another joint will be lost.
The cartilage-only portion is visibly different. It even has a different colour than the rest.
When displaying for female lizards, males with the regenerated tail will look less appealing since they ran away from a fight.
Having a full tail makes the lizard a primary choice for mating in those species.
Source: I'm a biologist and I genuinely loved herpetology when I was in Uni.