If you’ve ever seen a gecko suddenly drop its tail, it can be a pretty startling sight. But what you might not know, is that this behavior, called “autotomy,” is actually a survival mechanism that ...

Lozito also studied which cells contribute to the regenerated appendage, finding that existing cartilage cells in the mourning gecko’s tail contribute not just to cartilage repair, but also to muscle ...

According to Zoology, it usually takes at least two months for a leopard gecko to regenerate its tail. Sometimes it may take much longer or never grow back at all. However, it’s important to ...