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Meet Charlie the cockroach
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He has a hard shell-his skeleton is on the outside, exoskeleton (that’s a Greek word ‘exo’ means out)
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Do not worry! This leopard skin was from an old inhabitant of London Zoo, he donated his skin for a good cause, education.
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If you thought leopard skin was bristly then you’d be wrong! It was soft and smooth.
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An explorer needs binoculars, to help spot those animals hiding in the rainforest.
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, its a tamarin monkey!
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What’s that down there, is it a sloth?
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I love watching those monkeys running around!