Jennifer Boothroyd - Skin

People lose about nine pounds of dead skin cells every year.

Bat wings are made from skin. The skin is stretched between the long fingers at the ends of their arms. Frogs and lizards eat their dead skin to get vitamins.

Some salamanders get air through their skin. Oil from a seals skin keeps its fur waterproof. camouflaged colored to
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