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Published: 17-Jul-09 02:00 PM
Source: ScienceDaily
Neon blue-tailed tree lizards are perfectly happy scurrying from branch to branch in their arboreal homes, but it wasn't clear whether they simply leaping between branches or glide. Researchers compared the tree lizards' jumps with common wall lizards' and gliding geckos' leaps, and found that the tree lizards glide because they are incredibly light. Their bones are packed with tiny air bubbles that make them feather light.
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Source: ScienceDaily
Neon blue-tailed tree lizards are perfectly happy scurrying from branch to branch in their arboreal homes, but it wasn't clear whether they simply leaping between branches or glide. Researchers compared the tree lizards' jumps with common wall lizards' and gliding geckos' leaps, and found that the tree lizards glide because they are incredibly light. Their bones are packed with tiny air bubbles that make them feather light.
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