Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “This kind of research will add to our understanding of how these lizards and potentially other animals evolved their underwater breathing techniques.” To get a closer look at the anoles’ bubble-breathing method, Swierk collected A. aquaticus anoles at Costa Rica’s Las Cruces Biological Station. For diving anoles, gular pumping may also play …
What do alligators and lizards have in common? Scientists attached with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Arizona State University have discovered that young alligators can partially grow back their lost tails. A study that was published in the journal Scientific Reports earlier this month tried to answer a few questions regarding this new-found information on these fascinating …