The Craziest Ways Animals Escape Predators
James Macdonald, JSTOR Daily
When attacked by a predator, most animals will go to any length to escape. Some animals, like lizards, crabs, or octopus, can autotomize, or intentionally drop off body parts, to escape. Few animals, however, take things quite as far as a type of fish scale gecko recently discovered in Madagascarwhen grabbed, these little lizards shed virtually all of their scales.
When attacked by a predator, most animals will go to any length to escape. Some animals, like lizards, crabs, or octopus, can autotomize, or intentionally drop off body parts, to escape. Few animals, however, take things quite as far as a type of fish scale gecko recently discovered in Madagascarwhen grabbed, these little lizards shed virtually all of their scales.