When I was a kid I remember watching programs about Houdini the magician on TV. At some point I think I even wanted to be a magician. Occasionally I would try and do a magic card trick but I was never very good. I guess if I had wanted to be good at it I should have practiced. Many wild animals have behaviors and adaptations that seem magical to me. Yet they don’t need to practice these special behaviors because, for them, it’s instinctive. Take, for instance, the state reptile of Texas, the Texas horned lizard. He has quite a few ...