Here are 10 animals that continue to live after their heads are cut off.
Thanks to the popularity of zombie-themed television shows and movies, everybody now knows that getting rid of one of the undead menaces requires destroying or removing its head. Not all creatures are quite as easily taken down.
Here are 10 that carry on, at least for a good while, after they’ve lost theirs.
Number 10. Cockroaches. As their blood doesn’t circulate all that quickly, they have ample time to seal off the wound before excessive vital fluid loss occurs. They also don’t require the use of the brains in their heads, as they have back-up systems.
Number 9. Chickens. The birds are famous for running around after they’ve had theirs cut off, but one in particular managed to do so for a really long time. He came to be known as Miracle Mike and, thanks to a person who was willing to drop a nourishing mixture down his throat with an eyedropper, survived for 18 months.
Number 8. Snakes. Their heads liv
