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Raw salmon meat shows the segmental myotomes. © Tetra Images/Getty
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What are myotomes?

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What do spider palps do?

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How long is an anteater’s tongue?

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Animal Facts

Why deer have antlers

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Why female kangaroos have pouches

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How the elephant got its trunk

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