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Animal locomotion

life science Maturity 7-9

Animals move in many ways.

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Dolphinsurfresize.jpg
Some swim in the sea. Some fly in the sky.
Gonepteryx rhamni Twisting Wings in Courtship Flight.jpg
Gonepteryx rhamni Twisting Wings in Courtship Flight.jpg
Some run on the land. Moving helps them find food. It helps them stay safe. How do you move?
Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) bounding across a lawn in Central Park 2018.jpeg
Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) bounding across a lawn in Central Park 2018.jpeg

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Bioluminescent beetle Elateroidea - animated.gif
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Dolphinsurfresize.jpg
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scallop jump.svg
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Velella Bae an Anaon.jpg
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Gonepteryx rhamni Twisting Wings in...
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Pink-wing flying fish.jpg
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Alticus arnoldorum climbing up a vertical...
File:Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) bounding across a lawn in Central Park 2018.jpeg
Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus...
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Leech looping locomotion.jpg
20100214 Leech climbing door at Lake...
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