Fish-scale geckos tear off their own SKIN as defense mechanism

When Madagascar's fish-scale geckos perceive a threat, they resort to an extremes to protect themselves - tearing out of their own skin.The geckos have large, overlapping scales that flake off so easily that when a biologist in the late 1800's tried collecting them with cotton and handling them carefully, few specimens were preserved with all scales intact.However, researchers have now made a baffling discovery - the scales are actually a strong armour similar to a crocodile's skin. #viraltrump @viraltrump ●Cute baby oblivious to huge lion trying to get through zoo glass:http://goo.gl/a4XwKr ●Shocking video captures man’s murder outside of bodega:http://goo.gl/iz8Kr2 ●Shocking moment man punches woman in the face in road rage attack:http://goo.gl/cgAWmc Read more: http://ift.tt/T3uzlf.. Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook