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6. Lizards have different sized leg bones. Longer bones allow the lizards to climb up during flooding to avoid predators. What is the variation?

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The long-legged adaptation helps the trunk-ground anoles not only catch prey on the ground but also avoid predators that live in their habitats. However, when placed in the habitat of the twig anoles, where twig anoles can move easily with their short legs, the trunk-ground anoles are clumsy

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Natural selection, the keystone of evolution, can switch direction in a matter of months, a novel experiment on lizards reveals.

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