Tails are far more than mere decorative features; they serve essential functions in the animal kingdom, including balance, communication, and survival. Many species have evolved extraordinarily long ...

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It turns out that, like the antennas on an insect or crustacean, a ray uses its tail to sense its environment. The inside of a myliobatid stingray tail is remarkably complex, the scientists learned.

Seeing photos of cold-stunned iguanas in Miami during a winter cold spell brought back an early memory. I was a seventh-grade intern in the reptile house at Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, when I jumped ...