Assertion: gecko | /r/CapableOf | drop its tail
Facets:
value: in defense
type: PURPOSE
value: amazingly
type: MANNER
value: from other geckos
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to speak
type: PURPOSE
value: as a response to predation
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: If a predator grabs one by the tail, the gecko can “drop” its tail and continue to flee.
text: Like many species of lizard, geckos are able to drop their tails as a response to predation.
text: If grabbed by the tail, or if under extreme stress, Geckos may drop their tail in defense.
text: If a predator grabs one by the tail, the gecko can “drop” its tail and continue to flee.
text: The ability for a gecko to drop its tail is called autonomy.
text: This is a one time trick; the bone within the tail will not grow back, and the gecko will not be able to drop its tail again.
text: In the absence of natural predators, some of the reasons a gecko might drop its tail includes illness, stress from living environment or from aggressive tank mates, and rough handling by owners.
text: This is helpful to remember if you're trying to determine whether your gecko dropped its tail or lost it due to trauma; very little blood is lost when the tail is dropped.
text: Use paper towels instead of bedding after your gecko drops its tail.
text: Isolate a gecko that drops its tail from other geckos.
text: Geckos also drop their tails as a response to stress, infection or if the tail itself is grabbed.
text: Amazingly, geckos drop their tails along a pre-scored or “dotted line,” so to speak.
text: Most geckos will drop their tails in defense.