Our world is full of amazing and wonderful creatures that are very different from humans. Zebras can't see the color orange. Bats use echolocation to detect food up to 18 feet away. Tarantulas can survive without eating for two years. Snails have four noses.

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• Tarantulas can survive without eating for two years.

• Our world is full of amazing and wonderful creatures that are very different from humans.

• Zebras can't see the color orange.

• Snails have four noses.

The Asian Elephant, also known as the Indian Elephant, can weigh up to 11,000 pounds. The African Elephant is even bigger. It can weigh as much as 20,000 pounds. The largest elephant ever measured was 13 feet tall and weighed 24,000 pounds! Elephants are the largest animals found on land.

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• The Asian Elephant can weigh up to 11,000 pounds.

• The African Elephant is even bigger.

• The largest elephant ever measured was 13 feet tall and weighed 24,000 pounds

• Elephants are the largest animals found on land.

Have you ever seen a giraffe at the zoo? The average height of a giraffe is 16-18 feet tall. This animal has a very long neck and legs. Giraffes eat the leaves from tall trees. Other animals cannot reach that high. Male giraffes are even taller than female giraffes. They are the tallest animals in the world.

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• Have you ever seen a giraffe at the zoo?

• They are the tallest animals in the world.

• Giraffes eat the leaves from tall trees.

• The average height of a giraffe is 16-18 feet tall.

One way to stay healthy is to exercise. Exercise helps you feel better, lose weight, and grow stronger.Taking a walk is a form of exercise. It helps you go outside and get fresh air. Playing a sport is another form of exercise. This is a fun way to be active. Taking classes at a gym is a way to be healthy and fit. There are many types of exercise you can do to improve your health.

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• There are many types of exercise you can do to improve your health.

• Playing a sport is another form of exercise.

• One way to stay healthy is to exercise.

• Taking classes at a gym is a way to be healthy and fit.

Some people leave too many lights on around the house. Some aren’t careful about how much water they use. Most people buy products with a lot of unnecessary packaging that isn’t good for the environment. People waste a lot of resources.

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• Most people buy products with a lot of unnecessary packaging that isn’t good for the environment.

• People waste a lot of resources.

• Some aren’t careful about how much water they use.

• Some people leave too many lights on around the house.

The park is a pleasant place for everyone. Little kids like to play on the swings and slides. Older children can play little league baseball or other team sports at the larger parks. Teenagers often play Frisbee on the grass or volleyball in the sand. Adults enjoy taking walks, and some seniors like to sit on the park benches and feed the birds.

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• Adults enjoy taking walks, and some seniors like to sit on the park benches and feed the birds.

• Little kids like to play on the swings and slides.

• Teenagers often play Frisbee on the grass or volleyball in the sand.

• The park is a pleasant place for everyone.

Dogs in the U.S. are treated like humans. People talk to their dogs and buy special toys and clothing for them. There are special parks, hotels, restaurants, and bakeries for dogs. Some owners take their dog to see a psychiatrist as well as the veterinarian.

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• Some owners take their dog to see a psychiatrist as well as the veterinarian.

• People talk to their dogs and buy special toys and clothing for them.

• Dogs in the U.S. are treated like humans.

• There are special parks, hotels, restaurants, and bakeries for dogs.

My favorite drink is tea and I drink a lot of it. I always have tea in the morning for breakfast. I make a pot of tea and then I drink it all myself. Sometimes I have another pot before lunch. At four o’clock, I make a cup of mint tea. Mint tea is good for waking up and studying.

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• Sometimes I have another pot before lunch.

• My favorite drink is tea and I drink a lot of it.

• Mint tea is good for waking up and studying.

• I always have tea in the morning for breakfast.

Each morning zookeepers give elephants a special bath. They wash the elephants with water and a brush. Then they paint oil on their skin and rub oil on their feet. This is very important in elephant care. It helps the elephants stay healthy. Zoo elephants get very good care.

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• Each morning zookeepers give elephants a special bath.

• Then they paint oil on their skin and rub oil on their feet.

• They wash the elephants with water and a brush.

• Zoo elephants get very good care.

Plant eaters (herbivores) like deer have large, flat molars for grinding plants. Animals that eat both plants and meat (omnivores) have strong canines and molars for tearing and grinding foods. Animals that are meat eaters (carnivores) have canine teeth for cutting and tearing. Teeth can tell you what kinds of food a mammal eats.

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• Plant eaters (herbivores) like deer have large, flat molars for grinding plants.

• Teeth can tell you what kinds of food a mammal eats.

• Animals that are meat eaters (carnivores) have canine teeth for cutting and tearing.

• Animals that eat both plants and meat (omnivores) have strong canines and molars for tearing and grinding foods.