Nov 5, 2023, 01:01 PM IST

8 animals that can regrow body parts

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Axolotl

Axolotls are a type of salamander found in water that possesses remarkable regeneration powers. They can regenerate almost any portion of their body, including skin, limbs, and organs.

Starfish

Starfish have the ability to regenerate arms that separate from their central disc. In certain cases, the process can even be reversed, resulting in the regeneration of a whole body from a missing limb.

Chameleons

Chameleons are also able to regenerate their tails and limbs.  During the healing process, they can also repair damaged skin and nerves.

Deer

Deer antlers are the only mammalian appendages capable of repeated rounds of regeneration

Sharks

Sharks can't regenerate organs or other body parts but they can definitely regenerate their dental structures. 

Mexican tetra

Mexican tetras can regenerate cardiac tissue. 

Flatworm

 If you cut one planarian down the middle, each half would reform its missing parts, and you would have two planarians in a matter of weeks.

Salamander

Salamanders are regarded as the masters of regeneration because of their amazing capacity to regenerate organs, tissues, and even entire body parts.