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Published online 12 March 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.666
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Why a lizard makes it across sand when geckos have more trouble.
Zebra-tailed lizards run across sand at an impressive clip, barely losing speed as the sand gets soft. The gecko is not so lucky; for it, soft sand makes for a hard trudge.
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