![]() ![]() Many lizards can let their tails break off numerous times and they will just grow back. With luck, the sacrificial tail will keep the predator occupied just long enough to let the lizard get away, and begin to grow a new tail. like letting their tails break off! Should one of these lizards be caught from behind, its tail will separate from the body, leaving the predator holding a tail that seems to have a life of its own, slapping and wrapping itself all around. Lizards don't like to be caught and several species will take some pretty drastic steps to get away. Some can even "swim" through sand, just below the surface. Many lizards are very fast and most can swim. Most eat insects and small animals some eat plants. Most lizards lay eggs but some give birth to live young. There are more than 2,500 species of lizards known in the world and they range from legless, snake-like varieties to the better known, four-legged type with five toes on each foot and scaly skin. Lizards are more like ancient reptiles than either snakes or turtles. ![]()
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