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Why Do Your Fingers And Toes Turn Wrinkly In The Tub?

2017/2/3
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But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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Dr. Lori Raisha explains that humans are classified as animals by scientists, specifically as vertebrates and mammals, and discusses the diversity within the animal kingdom.

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Why do your fingers and toes turn wrinkly in the tub? Why are people ticklish? How do you get freckles? Why do some people have birthmarks? How do our hands feel things? Are humans animals? Why don't humans have tails? Why do we need food and water to survive? Why do our nose and ears keep growing? How do bones connect together? We're talking about our weird and wonderful bodies with Dr. Lori Racha, a pediatrician at the University of Vermont.