'Wolverine' frogs pop retractable claws from their toes

Not Exactly Rocket Science
By Ed Yong
May 28, 2008 4:00 AMJul 12, 2023 8:00 PM

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In the X-Men comics, the superhero Wolverine is armed with three sharp claws on each arm. They extend through the skin of his hand, and the resulting wounds are closed by up his superhuman ability to heal. Now, in a bizarre case of life imitating art, scientists from Harvard University have discovered that a group of African frogs use similar weapons.

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