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Fins help animals move.

Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.jpg
Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.jpg
They help fish swim in water. Fins also help them turn. Fins can even help them stay steady. They are very useful. Do you like to swim?

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File:Trailing edge NACA 0012.svg
Trailing edge NACA 0012.svg
File:Orca porpoising.jpg
Orca porpoising.jpg
File:Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.jpg
Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.jpg
File:Lampanyctodes hectoris (fins).png
Lampanyctodes hectoris (fins).png
File:Crossopterygii fins tetrapod legs.svg
Crossopterygii fins tetrapod legs.svg
File:Ichthyosaurus BW.jpg
Ichthyosaurus BW.jpg
File:RobotFishCharlie.jpg
RobotFishCharlie.jpg
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