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20-08-2009, 07:52 PM
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i've got a question...
My friend just asked me "what animals are able to regenerate parts of their body?" I told him anything that drops its tail can regenerate it to some extent and things like starfish and arachnids can in a word 'replace' legs etc but to be honest its not something I have ever thought much about.
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20-08-2009, 09:06 PM
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axolotls
axolotls can regenerate near enough all their body parts, if a limb gets torn off in about 2 months you would not notice the difference. a long time back when i first started up keeping amphibians i had one axolotl attack the other one and it had all its tail ripped off, all of its limbs apart from one and 2 gills ripped off and it made a great recovery. and you would not have noticed anything had happened to him. its quite amazing how they can do these things.
have a look at this Salamanders Don?t Regrow Limbs From Scratch / Science News
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20-08-2009, 10:38 PM
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Have a look at this - it gives a brief outline of which vertebrates can do what:
How do chameleons regenerate lost body parts?: Scientific American Edit: This one's quite interesting as well - it's brief but outlines a compund which may be able to allow human cells to perform a similar role: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/5021.php
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20-08-2009, 11:51 PM
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Cresties are unable to regrow their tails.
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21-08-2009, 03:50 PM
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Thanks everyone.
It is really interesting but something I never even really put much thought into it.
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21-08-2009, 10:43 PM
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Spiders and sticks can 'regrow' legs when they moult.
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25-08-2009, 03:43 PM
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Yes Leopard geckos definately can however the condition and appearance of the tail may not be quite what it was before.
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