My friend told me that when a squirrel is chased it can drop its tail. I dont mean to sound stuppid to even believe this at all but i want to prove em wrong. so can they?
2007-02-14 14:31:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Not quite, but close.
If you catch a squirrel by its tail, it can "shed" the fur and outer skin of the tail so it can slip the tail out and escape.
Very traumatic to a young child the first time they see that.
2007-02-14 14:35:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Honey...I have killed and skinned HUNDREDS of squirrels for the table,and I can tell you for 100% certain there is NO WAY a squirrels tail will come off by itself.Now there are some lizards called 'skinks' that drop their tail if you catch them,but NOT squirrels.
2007-02-14 22:39:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
there is only one rodent I know of that can drop it's tail and it's not a squirrel. It's called a Degu, We had someone breeding them at my school and a newer student scared the crap out of the thing and it's tail fell off, so we saved it. The Degu is pretty much a big gerbil that lives in the desert.
2007-02-15 15:28:35 · answer #3 · answered by joyce j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your friend has a squirrel confused with a lizard. A lizard can lose its tail to avoid capture; a squirrel cannot.
2007-02-14 22:35:03 · answer #4 · answered by Steve A 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ive heard of a lizards tail coming off but never a squirrels tail!!!
2007-02-15 22:55:04 · answer #5 · answered by rachel13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it`s not the squirrel that does such think it`s a lizard.they do that in order to distract their predators from keeping on chasing them.
2007-02-14 23:49:22 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Snowflake♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Squirrels don't do this, but some lizards do.
2007-02-14 22:36:45 · answer #7 · answered by ecolink 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lose it? Drop it off ? No, not purposely.
2007-02-14 22:35:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋