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Sometimes, out in the wild, an animal would get caught in one of the vice-type bear traps (a set of scissor-jaw type clamps). The leg/foot that stepped on the trap would capture the animal and keep it from escaping. Sometimes, the animal will 'chew off a leg' to free itself and save the whole body.

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