Assertion: leopard gecko | /r/CapableOf | drop their tail
Facets:
value: as with many species of geckos
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Leopard geckos store fat in their tails and will return to where they dropped their tail after the threat has passed to eat the tail and regain the lost fat supply.
text: A leopard gecko will often return to the location where it dropped its tail.
text: They have been selectively bred over 30 years to be friendlier, and less likely to drop their tails.
text: As with many species of geckos, leopard geckos will drop their tail if you scare them or grab onto their tail.
text: When confronted by a predator or if attacked, the leopard gecko will drop their tail to give them enough of a distraction to escape.
text: When a leopard gecko drops its tail, it loses its fat store and a source of emergency nutrition.
text: Leopard geckos will drop their tails if they are ever threatened so the prey will go after their tail instead of the gecko.