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out the
book!
BY JR MORTIMER AND NANCY CASTALDO
If you
CHOSE
THIS
You might not want to eat steel, but having a jaw power-
ful enough to bite through something that hard works
out well for the GIANT PANDA. The panda’s round head
holds a set of POWERFUL JAW MUSCLES that make it easy
to munch down on thick bamboo stalks—stalks that are so
tough that some can withstand compression even BETTER
giant panda THAN CONCRETE CAN! A giant panda spends about 12
hours a day eating bamboo. Chomp.
If you
CHOSE
THAT
You never have to worry about becoming dehydrated
with a GREEN FROG’S SUPERSKIN, as long as you live in
a moist, wetland spot. A frog’s skin absorbs MOISTURE, green frog
and these amphibians also rely on their skin for getting
oxygen from the water they live in. Frogs need moist
skin so they can breathe in oxygen through it. So bring
on the rain!
APRIL 2018 • NAT GEO KIDS 9
