From Science Magazine.

To get out of sticky situations, some lizards detach their tails from their bodies and scurry away. Scientists have long wondered how the bones and muscles in these tails—which help with balance and movement—can sever with ease when needed, but stay firmly in place when not.

🎥: NAVAJIT S. BAVAN; NYU ABU DHABI; HD NATURE FOOTAGE/POND5; INSPACE/POND5
🎶: CHRIS BURNS

Read the paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abh1614