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Because it helps him/her get away if he/she is grabbed by the tail by a predator.

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When pulled by predators, lizards shed their tails in response. This self-amputation is called autotomy. ... Lizards aid the process by contracting muscles around the fracture planes. The pulling apart of the muscles causes the tail to fall off along the line of weakness


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What animals tail is so brittle that it brakes off and grows back?

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What part of the lizard can break off if the animal is caught by an attacker?

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What animal when they walk their tails get shorter?

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