Alligators can regrow tails too, surprising scientists

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When biologist Kenro Kusumi opened the strange package in his mail, he found a pickle jar containing ethanol and a seemingly deformed alligator tail.

The tail was discolored, its tip slightly forked and its scales abnormally small. It looked like it had regrown after being severed, which intrigued Kusumi. The ability to regenerate tails has been documented in a number of reptiles, including geckos and iguanas. But it had never been reported in American alligators, which can grow 13 feet long and rely on their tails for balance and to propel themselves through water.

Analysis by Kusumi and colleagues determined that the tail had, in fact, regrown. The team also was able to study regrown tails from three other alligators. Their research, described in a paper published in November in Scientific Reports, found that the young gators can regrow their tails up to nine inches.

“We were excited. We knew we had something really cool here,” says biologist and co-author Jeanne Wilson-Rawls.

Alligators are now the largest animals known to regrow limbs. The discovery could help scientists understand how this ability evolved and functions—and possibly benefit research into regeneration-based medicine in humans.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/12/alligators-can-regrow-their-tails/

[Eighteen 5,430]

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1 minute ago, Eighteen said:

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1 hour ago, Eighteen said:

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1 hour ago, SpiritBunny said:

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[Eighteen 5,430]

20 minutes ago, LateToCult said:

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Oh, honey. I know something else that can grow up to nine inches.