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Question
Answer the following question.
Name two things the elephant can do with his trunk, and two he cannot.
Solution
Two things the elephant can do with his trunk are:
(i) The elephant can keep away flies.
(ii) He can pull up things from below and take it to his mouth.
Two things that the elephant can’t do with his trunk are:
- He can’t use it as a leg.
- He can’t see with it.
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