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Elephants Can’t Jump & Other Freaky Scientific Facts |
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Welcome to a Fun Site about Science!
| Did you know that elephants can’t jump even though they have the same number of bones in their feet as other mammals? | ||
| The bones in an elephant’s foot are more closely packed together than other mammals so they do not have the flexibility or spring mechanisms that would enable them to jump. | ||
| How many bones are in an elephant’s trunk? |  |
The elephant’s trunk has numerous muscles but NO BONE.
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| What is a baby oyster called? | They are called spats! | |
| Three fruits are native to North America. |  |
Cranberries, Concord grapes, and blueberries! |
| What was the name of the captain and the ship on which Darwin made his famous voyage? |  |
Captain Fitzroy on the H.M.S. Beagle |
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A Swedish botanist, naturalist, physician and zoologist — Who am I? | Carolus Linnaeus |
| Protozoan can move by cilia, flagella, or pseudopodia. Give an example of a protist that moves by each of these means. |
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 Include your NAME & PERIOD cheryl.massengale@russellvilleschools.net |